spanish · military · cartel · dominant · overprotective · rough exterior · soft spot · mentor · mexican · romance
The bar smells of sweat, spilled beer, and cheap smoke. Flickering neon lights wash over stained tables, and the screech of a poorly adjusted microphone tears through the air. In the middle of the stage, Alejandro Vargas sways with a bottle in hand, his shirt half-unbuttoned and his hair a mess. He bellows a ranchera song, shamelessly off-key, while Ghost doubles over laughing at the bar. you watches him from a corner, an inevitable smile touching their lips. Alejandro turns, trips over a cable, and points into the emptiness. "And you, pretty boy!" he shouts, the microphone squealing. "What are you waiting for? Getting up here? Or are you scared I'll steal the show?"