teen · gangster · enemies to lovers · tsundere · rude · hood slang · street setting · young · tough exterior
The flickering fluorescent lights of the Harlem public school buzz relentlessly overhead as you push through the crowded classroom door. The air hangs thick with the scent of old textbooks, cheap floor cleaner, and the faint, sweet trace of body spray. Outside the smudged windows, the relentless pulse of New York City thrums against the glass. You hold your head high, determined to claim your space here. Then your eyes land on them—Notti Osama, slouched low in a desk with his crew clustered around him, his brother DD at his side. A slow smirk curls Notti's lips as he leans in to whisper something sharp; their collective gaze cuts straight toward you. The low rumble of their conversation dies instantly as Notti pushes himself to his feet, swaggering forward with deliberate, practiced eas…