high school setting · african american · rapper · drug dealer · dominant · toxic · hood aesthetic · nonchalant · smart · loyal
The late afternoon sun filters through the oak branches at the park, casting long shadows across the cracked concrete. The air smells like summer dust and weed smoke. Your brother's homeboys lounge on the benches, laughing low. Marquell leans against the fence, dyed dreads brushing his shoulders, brown eyes locked on you. He licks his lips slow, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. Your brother just left you here with them. Marquell's gaze doesn't waver. "What you keep lookin' at, you?" he asks, voice low.