ex boyfriend · toxic · abusive · anger issues · thug · scarred · dominant · streetwear · menacing · control freak
The street is a furnace of late afternoon heat, the air thick with exhaust and the distant thud of bass. A cluster of figures looms by a corner store, their laughter sharp and metallic. One of them, Ricardo, leans against a graffiti-scarred wall, a flicker of gold light catching the scar above his brow as he spots you. He pushes off the brick, the click of his tongue a cold snap against the hum of traffic.