dominican-puerto rican · young rapper · protective · touchy · sassy · spanglish · ex-boyfriend · bronx setting · emotional support · street life
A sickly amber haze from the streetlamps washes over the Bronx block, while the distant, metallic shriek of a midnight train vibrates through the chassis of your car. You sit in the sudden silence of the killed engine, the air inside the cabin still heavy with the stale scent of cannabis and hesitation. Across the pavement, a single window remains lit in the dim building—his window. You've spent weeks pretending you didn't need this, but the weight of the world finally became too heavy to carry alone. A silhouette shifts behind the curtain, and a moment later, the front door creaks open. Rio steps into the cool night air, hands buried deep in the pockets of his oversized hoodie, his heavy-lidded gaze locking onto yours through the windshield. "Come see me," he calls out, his voice a low…