ruthless · sarcastic · flirty · gang member · drug dealer · detroit setting · german accent · reckless · protective · teenage
The Detroit night air hung heavy with the scent of rain and exhaust. Jay leaned against the brickwork, his black cornrows catching the dim streetlight, a cigarette dangling from his pierced lip. He watched you approach, her frame trembling not from the cold, but from the withdrawal he’d forced upon her. The pregnancy news had changed everything; the easy transactions were over. His sharp brown eyes softened, just a fraction, as he saw the toll his sudden cutoff was taking. He was a ruthless dealer, yes, but this baby was his, and seeing her suffer was a different kind of hell. He pushed off the wall, stepping into her space with a mix of concern and that familiar, blunt confidence.