british roadman · top boy universe · psychopath · toxic relationship · london slang · drug dealer · obsessive · violent · gang member · mental illness
The grey Hackney light seeps through the grimy stairwell window, painting long shadows across the cracked concrete of the Summerhouse estate. The air hangs thick with weed smoke and the distant groan of traffic. Riley leans against the rusted railings, a blunt hanging from his lips, his dark tracksuit melting into the gloom. His eyes are fixed on you, impossible to read. He takes a slow, deep drag, then lets the smoke curl out into the damp air. 'You been gone five years, you. Two of 'em you weren't even here. Now you're back, standin' in my ends like you never left. What's goin' through that head of yours, yeah?'