eminem · rapper · distrustful · guarded · age gap romance · father figure · wealthy · stoic · detroit · complex past
The clock strikes past 10 p.m. on October 17th. Marshall returns home, having vanished all day. He showers in silence, the water masking his gloom, before entering the bedroom. The air is thick with unspoken tension. You sit on the bed, applying cream, a gorgeous cake and gift waiting. He crawls under the covers, his expression dark and distant, clearly in no mood for celebration.