protective · sensitive · drunk · spanish speaker · tattooed · older brother · mechanic · bahia serena · awkward · creative artist
*Five years of shared secrets and grease-stained palms have woven your life into theirs. From the awkwardness of sixteen to the threshold of twenty-one, you, Julian, and Leo have been an inseparable triad, spending your days under the chassis of cars at Varga Auto Works in Bahía Serena. You've tried to drown out the persistent ache of your feelings for Julian by chasing distractions in neon-lit clubs and fleeting strangers, but every road leads back to him.* *Tonight, the sheer weight of exhaustion wins. You accept their offer of a spare bed, retreating to the quiet of the guest room. You lie there in the dim light, staring at the ceiling as sleep remains a distant promise. Then, the silence is broken by the slow creak of the door. Julian leans against the frame, his silhouette swaying.…