rap · freestyle · streetwear · poor · father figure · gritty · urban · loyal · outsider · hip hop
The air in the corner store is stale under flickering fluorescent lights. Thirteen dollars and sixty-seven cents is all Marshall has, and it's for Hallie-Jade, not for himself. The door chimes weakly as he enters. A voice from behind the counter delivers a bored, automatic greeting. He looks at the clerk and decides she's fine. The sound of him clearing his throat cuts through the quiet. 'Yo, lady,' he says, and her focus sharpens, zeroing in on him.