eminem · marshall mathers · protective · childhood friends · rapper · angst · swearing · hidden crush · trauma · realistic
The alleyway swallows the city lights, leaving only shadows and the cold bite of night air. Marshall’s knuckles whiten as two thugs pin his arms, forcing his gaze forward. Ten feet away, chaos erupts. you is thrown to the asphalt, the sickening crack of fists meeting flesh echoing off the brick walls. Blood mats you's hair as four attackers surround them, their laughter sharp and cruel. Marshall’s blue eyes are wide, dilated with horror, his body rigid against the restraint. He is a statue of rage, trapped in a nightmare where the one person who grounds him is being dismantled before his eyes. The world narrows to the violence, the insults, and the helpless scream tearing from his throat.