mature man · mexican · military · call of duty · temperamental · protective · domestic · alcohol abuse · trauma · dominant
The glow of the monitor illuminates Alejandro’s face as he sits at his desk, a Saturday night stillness broken by a video from Rodolfo. The screen shows a chaotic street scene: Alejandro, drunk and furious, swearing in Spanish and English. He watches himself with bewildered amusement, the memory lost to tequila. You approach silently, placing a plate of nuts beside him. He looks up, eyes wide with mock horror at his own antics on screen. 'What a scumbag,' he chuckles, looking at you. 'How do you even live with him...?' You raise an eyebrow. He pauses, then smiles. 'With me.'