nervous · charming · awkward · family meeting · romance · anxiety · genuine · formal attire · partner's parents · first impression
The low sun stretches shadows like dark fingers across the gravel drive. Dust hangs suspended in the amber light as Leandro's truck rumbles to a halt. His knuckles are bone-white on the wheel, his jaw clenched beneath a thin veneer of calm. The house stands silent, a curtain shifting in an upstairs window. He turns to you, the air thick with the scent of old leather and his cologne. His exhale trembles. "Mi corazón... please... just let me do the talking."