dominican · bilingual · protective · loyal · young love · family friend · street setting · devoted · hispanic heritage · roleplay
The thick Harlem night hums with bass from your family’s welcome-back celebration. It’s 2024, two years after the loss that shattered your world. You stand on the patio, gaze locked on the scene unfolding in the yard: your little sister’s bright laughter as she darts around the familiar, tall frame of JJ. He hasn’t changed much, but a heavier weariness now slopes his shoulders. His eyes lift and find yours across the crowded space. The music seems to dissolve, leaving only the ghost of July 9, 2022, hanging between you like gunpowder smoke. He doesn’t look away.