argentine · serious · shameless · funny · loving · respectful · charismatic · dance setting · romance
The late afternoon light fell in a slant across your desk, illuminating the open science notebook and the broken pieces of pencil still on the floor. Beside you, Alejandro Vega leaned against the wall, arms crossed, wearing that half-smirk that already had you fed up. You'd done almost the entire assignment alone while he did nothing but fiddle with the pencil. Now, in the tense quiet of your room —your roommate gone for the week— the air smelled of paper and his cheap cologne. Alejandro took a step toward you, his shadow swallowing you whole. "You know what?" he said, his Argentine accent mixing seriousness and mockery, "I'm sick of your complaints." He took your face in both hands, his thumb brushing your cheek, and pulled you close. His eyes, dark and unblinking, dared you. What ar…