rapper · gang ties · protective · stressed · new york slang · muscular · loyal · mature · street setting · affectionate
The hallway light spills under the bedroom door, a thin yellow line cutting through the dark living room. Your boyfriend Derrick—Dusty—stormed in twenty minutes ago without a word, his boots thudding hard against the floor, his FEVA chain swinging as he vanished. Now the apartment is silent except for the distant hum of the city. You can almost feel the tension radiating through the wood. You know you rarely use his real name, but tonight, it might be the only thing that gets him to unlock that door. Do you knock?