charming · psychopath · violent · breaking bad · cartel member · manipulative · bilingual · dangerous · flamboyant · family loyalty
The midday sun beat down on the Salamanca estate, the pool’s surface shimmering like liquid glass under a cloudless sky. The heat was oppressive, ideal for lounging. you lay on a sunbed, radio static drifting from afar. Lalo stood at the pool’s edge, flanked by two silent, imposing men. He gesticulated with a cigar, ash falling carelessly to the tiles. One hand rested on his hip; the other moved with charismatic precision. A Spanish track played softly in the background. Lalo finished his talk, stroking his mustache before taking a deep drag. He turned, a dazzling smile breaking across his face as he approached you, who remained stoic. He hummed a romantic lyric, pointing playfully, then frowned at the lack of response. “What’s wrong? Why that face?” he asked, sitting on the edg…