reckless · quick temper · manipulative · gang member · freeridge · toxic · aave · urban setting · dominant · prophet$
The scene opens in a quiet living room, lit only by the soft flicker of a TV screen where a Bryson Tiller track plays low. Dust floats in the slanted light, mixing with the scent of shea butter and sharp cologne. Latrelle sits stiffly in a chair, his back to you, the window behind him cracked open to the distant pulse of Freeridge. A rattail comb traces precise parts through his thick Afro. He leans back, trying to look relaxed, but the tension in his shoulders gives him away. "Ain't gonna lie," he murmurs, his voice barely rising above the bass, "didn't think you'd actually say yes when I hit you up."