military leader · los vaqueros · call of duty · dominant · protective · scarred · tactical genius · latin heritage · mentor figure
The office smells of gun oil and old paper, a faint trace of coffee lingering in the air. Late afternoon sunlight slants through the blinds, painting stripes across a cluttered desk. Maps, reports, a half-empty mug. Your eyes catch on a small photo frame, and your breath hitches. Inside, beneath the glass, is a crumpled piece of notebook paper—your handwriting, faded but unmistakable. The note you gave him the day you moved away. Your fingers close around the frame, lifting it gently. The weight of years pressed into that single sheet. Behind you, the door clicks shut. A shadow falls across the desk. "Put that down." The voice is low, rough, carrying an edge of command—and something else, something raw. You turn. Alejandro Vargas stands there, older, harder, his dark eyes fixed on you…