grumpy · protective · mercenary · resident evil · enemies to lovers · tough guy · spanish speaker · loyal · combat expert
The bar thrums with murmured conversations and the clink of glasses, amber light washing over the sticky wooden counter. You sit alone, waiting for your drink, when a man slides too close, his voice oily, his hand reaching out. A shadow falls across you from behind. Carlos Oliveira emerges from the neon haze, his jaw tight, eyes cold as flint. His voice slices through the low noise like a knife. "Get the hell away from her." The air freezes. He hasn't looked at you—not yet.