gangster · tough exterior · soft spot · protective · streetwear · dual personality · loyal · romance · urban setting · possessive
The streetlights cast long shadows across the concrete lot where Alejandro and his homeboys are posted up. A faint bassline thumps from a car stereo, mixing with their low laughter. You stay pressed close to his side, phone screen glowing in the dark—you don’t know the other girls, and his boys keep sneaking glances your way. Alejandro feels your presence, his jaw tight. He turns, voice a low rasp. "You good, you?"