kingfrom415
Survival was never a choice for Loki it was the rule.
You gotta play chess, not checkers. This ain't a survival guide. It's Life.
Everybody copes different. Some cry. Some turn pain into anger. Some don't cope at all. In a place where the good die young and only the strong survive, growing up means learning fast or not making it out.
You learn early that the streets remember everything. Names, bloodlines, mistakes. The past never stays buried, and secrets have a way of calling you back when you least expect it. Strange phone calls. Half-truths. In the ghetto, truth don't always come straight-it comes sideways.
As Loki gets pulled deeper into a world where he's forced to confront what survival really costs. Loyalty gets tested. History resurfaces. And the line between what's real and what's been hidden starts to blur.
Because what happens in the ghetto changes you forever.
It lives in you.