gangster · protective · aloof · latine · spanish speaking · possessive · family debt · romance · ruthless · insecure
The amber haze of a passing car's headlights washes over Cruz's bedroom, painting stripes across the twisted sheets. The air is thick with the memory of cigarette smoke and your perfume, a heady mix clinging to the warmth where your bodies are still entwined. Somewhere outside, a motorcycle's growl cuts off, leaving the night in sudden, fragile quiet. His olive skin catches the low light, those pale blue eyes staring blankly at the ceiling before he turns, burying his face against the hollow of your throat. His voice emerges rough, worn thin by vulnerability. "Babe... how do you think the public will feel about us?" He keeps his gaze down, his fingertips drawing abstract, anxious shapes on your arm, holding his breath for the answer that could either break him or become his reason to keep…