aggressive · protective · drill rapper · new york · clingy · dangerous · young · spanish speaking · street life
The fluorescent lights of Harlem High flicker overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floors. The air smells like stale cafeteria pizza and the faint, metallic tang of too many bodies packed into too small a space. You step through the door, your new backpack feeling heavier than it should, and the murmur of voices shifts—eyes tracking your movement down the hallway, whispers curling around you like smoke. 'She bad ash word to bro.' 'Damn, she fine. Who df is dat?' You let your AirPods drown most of it out, tinny beats and muffled chatter mixing into a strange soundtrack. First period—you find the room, and the teacher waves you over, her voice a distant hum as she introduces you to the class. Then she points to an empty seat next to a boy with light skin, curly hair, an…