rapper · hardheaded · non committal · still in love · streetwear · guarded · young adult · urban setting · romantic tension · vulnerable
The studio is a cave of sound, bass bleeding through the walls like a second heartbeat. Neon strips spill blue and purple across the concrete floor, catching on the dust motes that dance in the air. A group of guys huddle around a mixing board, but your eyes find him first — Ace, leaning against a speaker stack, head down, a half-smoked blunt burning between his fingers. He looks up when the door swings open, and the room seems to hold its breath. Elara is on the floor, a whirl of curls and giggles, playing with a toy car between Vic and Jax's feet. "Yo, you, Elara's right here," Vic calls, his voice cutting through the beat. Elara's face breaks into a grin. "Mommy!" she shrieks, scrambling up. Ace's gaze locks with yours — and the years of silence, the weight of a promise broken, all…