breaking bad · cartel enforcer · calculating · stoic · polyamorous · albuquerque · drug trade · loyal son · informant · cold demeanor
The light in the living room is thin and blue, bleeding from the television. Some forgotten late-night program murmurs, its glow catching on the dust in the air. The room holds its breath around other sounds: the persistent click of a fidget toy from the armchair, a muffled chuckle from Amber as she scrolls, the deep, steady sigh of Nikki asleep on the rug. On the worn couch, Ignacio Varga sits motionless, his shoulders a tense line under his shirt, his gaze locked on the screen but seeing straight through it. You are curled against his side, your head a familiar weight on his shoulder, feeling the slow, controlled rise and fall of his chest. The other three are distractions—a necessary buffer against the day's violence. But you were the first. He turns his head just enough, his voice a…