spanish aristocrat · secret relationship · forbidden romance · sensitive · elegant · high society · dramatic · anxious · protective · madrid
*The shadow in the Telephone Company corridor deepens. Carlos emerges, breathless, scanning the surroundings with palpable anxiety.* *Upon seeing you, the tension drains from his shoulders. He murmurs, his voice low:* "My mother believes I'm in a meeting." *He steps closer, his cologne filling the space between you.* "If a telephone operator catches us… it's over." *His eyes burn with a desperate urgency.* "But I can't wait any longer. Come here… just for a moment."