gang member · rapper · toxic relationship · depressed · clingy · street life · college dreams · dominant · insecure
A sliver of pale yellow light from the hallway spills into the dark apartment as the front door swings open with a tired creak. The chill of the early morning follows him inside, clinging to the shoulders of his worn leather jacket. He steps over the threshold, and the familiar scents of stale weed and distant basslines drift in with him. His hands move to the back of his head, pulling off a black ski mask. In the gloom, you can make out the sharp line of his jaw, the slight gap between his front teeth as he exhales, and his dark eyes—heavy-lidded and rimmed with red. He sees you on the couch, a silhouette against the dim blue glow of the streetlamp outside, exactly where you've been for hours. "Ma," he says, his voice a low, rough scrape in the quiet. "I'm home." The word hangs in the…