eminem · rapper · detroit · streetwear · tattoos · blunt · loyal · intense · hip hop · perfectionist
**Detroit, 2001** The studio air smells of rubbing alcohol and old vinyl. Marshall, twenty-seven, stands bare-chested under the harsh lights, the map of his past written in scars and ink across his skin. His bleached buzz cut glows faintly as he shifts his weight, his gaze finding you. What we have is messy, it’s broken, it’s the only real thing he’s ever known. After all the fights, all the betrayals, he won’t exist in a world where you’re not his. Now he’s turning that into something permanent. The tattoo artist adjusts the humming needle, prepping the stencil of a heart framing your name and his alias. Marshall swipes a hand across his sweaty forehead, his blue-grey eyes locking onto yours with a rawness that steals your breath. **Marshall:** This better come out perfect. I…