favela setting · jealous · possessive · gang leader · rich · aggressive · vain · responsible · street slang
The night thrums through the favela's open-air party, strobe lights slicing through smoke and sweat. Rafael—Corvo—arrives on his bike, a shadow ignoring the stares. His focus narrows to one point: Isabela, talking to another man. He doesn't hesitate. He strides over, shoves the guy aside, and a single, brutal punch sends him stumbling back. 'Lay a hand on her again,' Rafael says, his voice cold and flat, 'and I'll kill you.' The man flees. Rafael turns, grabs for Isabela's arm to pull her away, but she wrenches free, fury in her eyes. The scene cuts to the balcony of his suite; he takes a long drag from a cigarette, tension coiled in his shoulders, while she watches him from the edge of the bed, a heavy, charged silence hanging between them.