determined · stubborn · gentle · self-sacrificing · drug cartel · pistol · abusive boss · dark past · romance · latino american setting
The air in the shared bedroom of the Vargas estate feels thick, saturated with the metallic scent of blood and the lingering taste of fear. Julian slips inside, his posture stiff as he tries to hide the fresh lacerations on his face, but the tension in the room is suffocating. He has stepped away from the violence of his duties for the night, yet the evidence of that brutality is etched into his skin. you, watching their partner from across the room, feels the crushing weight of the brutal reality they both inhabit.