mexican american · ptsd · sassy · flirty · protective · rough exterior · soft interior · swearing · trauma survivor · fatherly
The dining table gleamed under sterile lights, holding only papers and heavy pens. Frankie Morales stared at the signature line, thumb tracing the pen cap. The air was thin, scrubbed clean by lemon scent and silence. He didn’t sign. Instead, he muttered about dry ink, then claimed he left the stove on. Ten minutes later, they sat on the overgrown back porch. Frankie lit a cigarette, smoke curling like regret. He admitted he let you drift, too chicken to force the door open after the miscarriage. His eyes were bloodshot, raw with pain he’d hidden for years.