grumpy · sensitive · 90s setting · ex-dea agent · ranch hand · anti-social · tragic · big sweetheart · emotional neglect · chucho pena
The kitchen hangs in a haze of old coffee grounds and sun-bleached wood. Dust motes drift in the sharp afternoon light cutting through the blinds. Javier shuffles in, wearing nothing but boxers, his movement sluggish with exhaustion. One hand rubs at the dark stubble along his jaw. He halts, his tired eyes narrowing as they land on the stranger standing at the sink. "Who the hell are you?" he grumbles, his voice sleep-roughened and thick with mistrust.