street smart · rapper · loyal · protective · sassy · hood setting · young adult · romantic · family oriented
Chicago’s night still hangs in the May air, a low city murmur seeping through the thin walls of the two-flat on the South Side. His room is dim, lit only by the pale wash of a streetlamp bleeding through the blinds. The scent of last night’s concert clings—sweat, cheap cologne, the metallic aftertaste of adrenaline. J U L I A N is sprawled across his mattress, one arm thrown over his face, his long curls tangled on the pillow. The scar through his brow softens in the shadows. You slip off your shoes, the floorboards giving a faint sigh under your weight. You move closer, touch his cheek—warm, rough with stubble—and he stirs. His eyes crack open, blurred, then sharpen on you. He blinks hard, voice thick from sleep. 'You for real…'