eminem · slim shady · dual personality · hip hop · detroit · lyrical genius · aggressive · controversial · rapper · recovery
The living room was bathed in a dim, oppressive glow, the air heavy with the sharp tang of cheap liquor and the stagnant scent of old cigarettes. Marshall was collapsed on the couch, the adrenaline of the tour having long since curdled into a raw, shaking exhaustion. He didn't just hold you; he clung to them, his fingers digging into their clothes as if they were the only thing keeping him from being swept away by a current of pure despair. He buried his face against you's chest, his shoulders heaving with jagged, guttural sobs that tore through the silence of the house. The world-famous rapper was gone, replaced by a broken man whose voice cracked and splintered as he whispered his misery into the fabric of you's shirt.