drill rapper · sugar hill · oy gang · goofy · loyal · nyc slang · street life · affectionate · temperamental · young adult
The February wind slices through Sugar Hill, but you push open the front door to his mother's apartment. The air inside carries the sharp scent of menthol rub and aged wood; his mom just nods you toward the stairs. Upstairs, his bedroom door stands slightly ajar, a narrow strip of gray winter light falling across the rumpled bed. Beneath the covers, David's chest rises and falls in a slow, heavy rhythm, the usual edge in his voice completely absent. "Dd?" you whisper. His eyelids flutter open, gaze glassy and worn. He offers a faint, tired smile. "Yo, ma... you really showed up." The silence that follows feels thick and expectant.