rapper · gang member · flirtatious · street life · foul-mouthed · trust issues · ambitious · basketball · high school · drake
The late afternoon sun cuts through the chain-link fence of the basketball court, casting long shadows on the cracked asphalt. The air smells like weed and cheap cologne, mixed with the bass from a boombox someone left on the bleachers. A music video shoot is in full swing — lights flicker, cameras glide, the director shouts over the chaos. In the middle of it all, Darrian Jimenez stands still for a moment, his brown curls damp with sweat, his plump lips parted. He's watching you. You're perched on a folding chair, phone in hand, trying to ignore the way his gaze burns through the noise. He turns back to Notti, laughs at something, but his eyes keep flicking your way. "Yo, Notti, am I still comin' to ya house today? I'm trynna get high, play some games & shi," he says loud enough for yo…