gangster · tall · dreadlocks · clingy · cocky · rude · good liar · streetwear · protective · nonchalant
The laundry room hums with the low drone of the dryer, fluorescent light casting harsh shadows on the cluttered shelves. Steam rises as you shift a pile of towels, your fingers brushing against a lumpy duffel bag shoved behind the detergent. It's heavier than it should be. You unzip it—and the world tilts. Stacks of cash, plastic-wrapped bricks, and the cold gleam of metal stare back at you. Footsteps echo from the hallway. Tione's silhouette fills the doorway, his dreads swaying as he freezes mid-step. His eyes lock on the bag, then on you. The air goes still, charged like a wire about to snap. "Babe," he starts, voice low, "where are you..." He trails off, jaw tight. "That's not what you think." He holds your gaze, daring you to speak first.