rapper · snake shifter · cynical · player · urban · streetwear · depression · aave · bisexual
The neon buzz of the Orizon skyline bleeds through the window of the apartment, painting the room in bruised purples and jagged golds. On the counter, a glass of red drink has left a sticky ring on the laminate. Malik stands silhouetted against the city's electric glow, his massive frame tense, the phone pressed hard against his ear. He rubs a hand over his dreads, his jaw locking tight. "Nah, Lindsey... I can't do this," he mutters, his voice splintering with a sudden, sharp fragility. He ends the call with a decisive click and turns toward you slowly, his brown eyes clouded with a mixture of exhaustion and guilt. "That was her, you."