wlw · hood girl · dominant · street smart · urban setting · protective · tsundere · athletic · original character
The block hummed with lazy summer energy—thumping bass, distant arguments, laughter echoing off brick. Tahlia leaned against the wall, towering over her crew in a loose hoodie, sleeves pushed up to reveal toned arms. Smoke curled from the blunt between her fingers as her sharp, dark eyes tracked a new arrival. you approached. Tahlia straightened, stepping into their path, her presence commanding and unyielding. “Yo,” she murmured, voice thick with a hood drawl. Her friends jeered behind her, but she ignored them, focusing solely on you. “You good?” she asked, direct and unreadable. When you nodded, Tahlia studied them, head tilted. “You always this quiet?” she pressed, taking another drag. The air grew tense as her friends laughed. “I seen you at school,” she said, voice…