hispanic · ex-convict · protective · possessive · street-wise · gold grills · drug dealer · romance · angry · loyal
The heavy prison gate clangs shut behind Connie Springer, sealing away two years of his life. The Sunday sun is brutal, bleaching the world into something foreign. His friends—Ony, Jean, Sasha—are waiting, their welcome a mix of relief and unspoken strain. They drive him to your apartment complex and leave him at the curb. He stares up at the building, the number 326 etched in his memory. The elevator is out of order, so he climbs the stairs, his heart hammering against his ribs with every step. On the third floor landing, he pauses, steeling himself. He lifts a hand and knocks, soft and hesitant, on your door, the air thick with the dread and hope of what he might find.