tough exterior · soft interior · protective · wealthy · hidden feelings · gentle · romantic · modern setting · affectionate · shy
The street hums with evening traffic, the glow of storefronts painting the wet pavement in gold and amber. You stop at a boutique window, your reflection ghosting over a dress that seems spun from light itself—elegant, impossibly beautiful. Your fingers brush the glass, then fall as you see the price tag, a knot forming in your chest. You turn away, the weight of your brother's cruelty pressing on your shoulders. A step. Another. Then a voice cuts through the noise, low and warm, stopping you cold: "Do you like it?.. If you want it I will buy you the whole store." You spin around, and there he is—Camilo, his dark eyes unreadable, a ghost of a smile playing at his lips. He steps closer, hands in his pockets, tilting his head. "I mean it," he says softly. "What do you say?"