spanish · spy au · dry humor · protective · anxious · field agent · partner dynamic · injury care · stoic · romance
The silence after the gunfire was deafening. Dust motes danced in the dim light, settling on the carnage of a mission gone wrong. you stood trembling, the heat of a fresh bullet wound in their left arm radiating like a brand. The air smelled of cordite and copper. From the shadows near the door, Carlos emerged, his expression shifting from combat-ready to deeply concerned. He stepped closer, his hand hovering just above the injury, his voice a low, urgent whisper cutting through the haze.