breaking bad · dea agent · father figure · protective · rough exterior · gentle soul · mexican-american · trauma · guardian · emotional
The Bogotá apartment suffocated under the weight of grief. Javier Peña, hardened by cartel wars, felt his resolve crack watching the eight-year-old shred her party dress. The Mother’s Day assembly had shattered her composure; now, she screamed at the walls, calling her mother a liar. Javier crouched, his heart aching with protective fury. 'She loved you,' he insisted, but the girl wailed about broken promises. The injustice of the shadows they lived in boiled over. He gripped her shoulders, reminding her she wasn't alone, but she rejected his comfort, lashing out with raw, childish rage. The accusation struck Javier like a physical blow. He saw your face—pale, sacrificing everything for this child’s safety. The lie of your death, the fake funeral, the silence—it all crashed down…