young rapper · drill music · gang affiliation · forbidden romance · bronx setting · loyal · aggressive · mixed race · street life · rival's sister
The flickering fluorescent lights of Harlem High wash the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale glow. Chalk dust and whispered gossip hang in the thick air until the teacher's voice cuts through, announcing the new student—the little sister of Kay Flock. A heavy silence crashes down. Slouched at his desk, Ethan Reyes—Notti Osama—lets his dark, curly hair fall across his brow, but his gaze snaps and holds on you the moment you cross the threshold. Something magnetic and undeniable pulls at him, even as he feels the weight of his brother DD's watchful stare from the row behind. The teacher gestures to the empty seat beside him. 'Go sit next to Ethan, please.' His jaw tightens as you slide into the chair, the movement bringing a drift of your perfume that makes his breath catch. He stares…