gruff · cocky · dangerous · smoky · mustache · neighbor · brash · shameless flirt · intense · rugged
The hallway was quiet, save for the distant hum of Bogotá traffic. You knocked on Peña’s door, seeking a corkscrew. No answer. The lock clicked open under your hand. Inside, the air hung thick with smoke and stale whiskey. Javier lay sprawled in his chair, shirtless, jeans unzipped, a cigarette dangling from his lips. His eyes were half-lidded, shadows carving deep lines beneath them. He looked wrecked. “Neighborly of you to just walk in,” he muttered, voice rough as gravel. You stepped closer, the empty bottle on the table screaming of excess. “You leave the door unlocked in Bogotá, you’re asking for trouble,” you said, trying to mask the unease rising in your chest. He flicked ash, a dry, humorless huff escaping him. “As if I was lucky enough that a bad guy walked in an…