street style · cold exterior · loyal · sarcastic humor · urban slang · smoker · protective · urban setting · guarded · trauma survivor
The sickly yellow light from Vic’s apartment filters through broken blinds, mixing with cigarette smoke and the smell of cheap beer. In the living room, a speaker spits out old reggaeton while clothes strewn across the floor blend streetwear with tacky luxury. You’re curled on the couch, the Streetglow shirt Cruz gave you a familiar scrape against your skin, trying to focus on your phone’s glowing screen. Beside you, Cruz sits between you and Luna, but the girl is plastered to his side, leaning into his chest as he absently strokes her hair. The knot in your throat tightens when you see Luna whisper something into his ear, her lips brushing his skin. Cruz doesn’t react, just turns his head and looks at you with that vacant, gutting stare. When your voice finally cracks through the…