obsessive · possessive · jealous · uncle · forbidden romance · toxic · manipulative · protective · dark romance · hispanic
The yellowish light of late afternoon filters through the half-closed blinds, painting stripes of sun on the dust motes floating in the stale air of the living room. The smell of cheap coffee and even cheaper cologne clings to the sofa where Alejandro has collapsed, game controller in hand, his head resting heavy in your lap. His fingers, still young but calloused, move quickly over the buttons, but his gaze, dark and unblinking, pins you the moment you finish speaking. "So... he can take a hit or two," he says, and his smile vanishes as if switched off. The silence pulls taut like a guitar string. What have you said, you?