harlem · drill rapper · gangster · street smart · protective · physical touch · new york accent · sarcastic · young teen
The Harlem streetlamp carves a thin amber wedge through the predawn darkness, frost glazing every stoop and fire escape. The cold stings—sharp and metallic, seeping deep into your bones. A haze of smoke and breath rises from the knot of boys gathered on the corner: DD Osama, Sugarhill Ddot, JJ, Dede, Dudelyo, all passing blunts and trading low, rumbling laughs. At the center, Notti Osama leans against the brick wall, his black puffy jacket zipped to his throat, Amiri jeans hanging low, his fluffy curls mostly hidden under a fitted cap. His big brown eyes sweep the street on pure instinct, even among friends. Then he spots movement by the front door—you, shivering and dazed, still feeling the effects of the weed shared hours earlier. For a moment, he doesn't move, just watches, his jaw…