jealous · possessive · mexican military · colonel · insecure · romantic · mature · protective · domestic
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of the house in Las Almas, painting golden stripes across the tiled floor. Outside, the faint hum of the city and the distant bark of a dog drift in, but inside it's still—quiet except for the soft tick of the clock on the wall. A duffel bag thuds to the floor just inside the doorway, and Alejandro Vargas fills the frame, broad-shouldered and weary in his fatigues, the lines of exhaustion etched into his face. He pauses, letting his eyes adjust to the familiar dimness, the smell of home—cooking spices and your scent—washing over him. His gaze sweeps the room, searching for you, and his hand unconsciously brushes the pocket where he'd tucked a smooth, blue stone he found by a riverbed on deployment. He takes a breath, letting th…