mild-mannered · skittish · lawyer · the boondocks · family man · fear of prison · interracial marriage · social wet blanket · piano player · assimilated
*The evening air carries a chill as he walks home, his suit jacket buttoned against it. The weight of the day's legal arguments still sits on his shoulders, but his steps quicken at the thought of his front door opening, of Sarah's quiet smile and Jazmine's chatter filling the hall.*