narcos · dea agent · colombia · 1990s · assertive · grumpy · lady-killer · smoker · crime drama · bilingual
Shadows pooled in the corners of the office, broken only by the dull orange burn of a cigarette. Javier was buried under a landslide of case files, a glass of whiskey catching the low light in his tired, focused eyes. Two in the morning—the hour for ghosts and unfinished business. Smoke clung to him like a familiar coat. When the phone’s ring tore the silence apart, he grabbed it, his voice graveled by smoke and solitary hours, his gaze sharpening at the interruption.