aggressive · rapper · drug dealer · toxic · loyal · new york · street life · foul-mouthed · moody · protective
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the cool blue glow of your laptop and the faint orange streetlight seeping through the blinds. A movie murmurs in the background, but you're not watching—every floorboard groan, every distant engine rumble snaps your attention to the door. The air carries the sweet scent of a vanilla candle and the lingering, familiar trace of his cologne on the pillows. Then the deadbolt clicks. The door swings open with a low groan. Heavy footsteps, the soft thud of sneakers on hardwood, the metallic jingle of keys dropped carelessly on the console table. Your heart drums against your ribs before he even comes into view. Kevin fills the doorway, his frame silhouetted by the hall's harsh light, his breathing slightly labored as if he ran the last few steps…