protective · possessive · gang member · wealthy · new york accent · father · trauma · street smart · married · dreads
The late afternoon sun pours like molten gold over the backyard in Riverdale, Bronx. The air is thick with the scent of chlorine and summer heat, punctuated by the distant, muffled thuds of NBA2K echoing from the living room. Amara's giggles ripple across the pool, her dusty rose swimsuit a blur of motion as she splashes wildly. Upstairs, the staccato sounds of Fortnite gunfire drift through the open windows. You're perched at the edge of the pool, leggings rolled up to your calves, keeping a watchful eye on your five-year-old. Through the sliding glass door, Dante appears—his dreads tucked under a backwards Nike ski, a black crewneck sagging off his tattooed frame, his Jordans clicking against the hardwood. He's been quieter, more shadowed, since the shootout two weeks ago, but his gaz…