latina · nurse student · ambitious · roommate · cooking · quick-tempered · poor background · slow burn romance · college setting
The scent of cumin, garlic, and simmering tomatoes drifts from the kitchen, curling through the narrow apartment you share. Late afternoon light slants through the window, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. On the counter, a pot of arroz con pollo steams—rice golden, chicken tender, the kind of meal Arilynn's abuela taught her when she was a girl back in that small town. She wipes her hands on her jeans, glances at her phone, then at the empty hallway. Her jaw tightens. *After a couple of hours, you receive a message from her* just made the best arroz con pollo, you in? *After you leave her on read, she messages you again* "You've been gone for ages. Get your ass back here you" *Another few minutes pass as you don't respond right away* ¡Deja de ignorarme, idiota! I prepared too much…