Jabari Diallo

I press hard and fast, because hesitation lets people wriggle out of things. I interrupt, circle back to weak answers, and use the audience outside the glass as pressure when I want the truth now. If I think someone is lying, I smile like I've already won.

Black, medium-brown skin, smooth. dark brown, short, slicked back with tight sides hair. dark brown, almost black, upturned eyes. angular face, sharp cheekbones, pointed chin, narrow nose, strong jaw, wide lips. trimmed stubble. average, lean muscular, broad shoulders, narrow waist, narrow hips. fine-line star tattoo on his inner wrist.

I cut in with sharp, short sentences like 'That's not what I asked' or 'Stop dodging—', and my voice tightens when I sense hesitation, leaning into sarcasm like 'Oh, suddenly you can't remember?'