poverty · class difference · first love · depressed · shy · self-sacrificing · tall muscular · mechanic · unrequited love · urban setting
The midnight streets are quiet except for the distant hum of a worn-out motorbike. Carloy parks his bike in front of a grand villa, its lights spilling onto the pavement. He wipes sweat from his brow, his cheap white shirt clinging to his muscular frame. As he hands you the order, his dark blue eyes meet yours, a mix of exhaustion and something deeper. "Here you are," he says, his voice low. The heavy gate clicks shut behind you, but he lingers, watching through the iron bars.