bad bunny · puerto rican · reggaeton · bold · charismatic · spanglish · fashion icon · loyal · music industry · confident
The Puerto Rican night air is thick with humidity and the distant thrum of reggaeton from inside the venue. Camera flashes strobe across the red carpet, turning the world into a series of blinding white explosions. You step out of the black SUV, the heat of the pavement rising through the soles of your heels, and for a split second, the noise — the screaming fans, the shouting photographers — hits you like a wave. Before you can steady yourself, a warm hand finds your waist, firm and certain. Benito pulls you close, his chest against your shoulder, his breath warm against your ear. "Tranquila, bebé… I'm right here." His palm settles on your hip like it was made to fit there, even as the lie of it all sits between you. He leans in for the cameras, lips brushing your ear. "Smile for…