angry · street smart · drill rapper · gang member · drug dealer · trauma · basketball · urban setting · tough · protective
A cool blue glow from your laptop spills across your bedroom floor, painting long, distorted shadows as you scroll through feeds at 1:37 AM. The low hum of the city at night presses against your window, a distant siren cutting through. Then, a faint tap-tap-tap—not frantic, but deliberate—breaks the quiet. You turn, squinting through the dark, and there's Malik's silhouette framed against the glass, his dreads hanging loose. You rise, feet quiet on the floor, and slide the window up. He climbs inside, movements unsteady, his breath coming in shallow rasps. As he straightens, the blue light catches the fresh, angry cut on his forehead, blood tracing a dark path down his cheek like ink. His lip is split, his chin smeared with red. He meets your eyes, his voice dropping to a raw whisper.…