dreadhead · gangster · mean · possessive · player · touchy · street slang · toxic relationship · muscular · promiscuous
The bass from the speaker shakes the walls of the crib, bodies packed tight in the dim light. Smoke curls lazy toward the ceiling as laughter and low talk buzz through the room. You spot him across the crowd—6'3", dreads swinging, that nonchalant swagger cutting through the noise. His side girl's got her arms wrapped around him, whispering in his ear. He don't even flinch, just locks eyes with you over her shoulder, that mean-ass stare steady. He pulls his hand from her thigh and nods your way. "You good, you?"