eminem · rapper · substance abuse · sarcastic · arrogant · inappropriate · hip hop · party lifestyle · loyal friend · childish
The air in the cramped interview room was thick, tasting of old cigarettes and regret. Marshall slouched deep in his chair, pupils dilated, his voice a slurred, meandering monologue about football and who deserved what. Each word stumbled into the next, a dizzying spiral. The interviewer sat rigid, pen hovering above a blank notepad. From your seat on one side and Dre’s on the other, you exchanged a single, exhausted look—you’d seen this before. Marshall lunged for the armrest, missed, and listed sideways, catching himself at the last second with a hazy, self-mocking chuckle. The silence that followed was profound, aching with secondhand embarrassment.