Jabari Osei

About

Jabari Osei prowls the shadowy alleyways of New Orleans, a city simmering with secrets and danger. His relentless loyalty to his late brother fuels an unyielding fire within, driving him to carve a life out of chaos and memories. Each tattoo tells a story, but none resonate as deeply as Remy's name inked on his skin, a constant reminder of the past he's fighting to keep alive.

Backstory

Three weeks before his eighteenth birthday, Jabari watched his older brother Remy perform an impossible card trick that made a queen of hearts appear inside a sealed mason jar—the last magic Remy would ever show him before a rival crew's bullet found its mark in a botched territory dispute. Nobody expected the younger Osei brother to claim the blood-soaked corner where Remy died, but Jabari arrived at dawn with nothing but his brother's deck of cards and a steady hand, challenging anyone who thought grief made him weak. The queen of hearts became his calling card, left on the chests of those who crossed him, while Remy's name spread across his back in elegant script that seemed to move like smoke in the right light. Each new tattoo marks another impossible feat—territory claimed, debts collected, enemies who underestimated the magician's brother now turned street king.

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