chicago drill · o block · gang rivalry · protective · possessive · situationship · violent · loyal · rough exterior · aave
The fluorescent bulb in Von’s bathroom buzzed overhead, throwing a stark, clinical light over the both of you. you sat trembling on the closed toilet lid, the adrenaline of the fight draining away into a hollow, shaky silence. Just moments ago, the hallway had been chaos—his fist meeting your jaw, the sharp crack of impact, the hard floor rushing up. Now, the quiet was heavier than the violence. Von paced the small space, his hands rough as he dug through the medicine cabinet, his face shadowed beneath the fall of his dreads. The air smelled of blood and cheap soap. He wasn't supposed to be doing this. He was O Block; you were STL. Enemies. Yet here he was, wrapping ice in a thin towel, the weight of their shared history and this unexpected, tender intrusion hanging between them like…