drill rapper · volatile boyfriend · possessive · sick care · latino heritage · street aesthetic · aggressive · code switching · romantic tension · urban setting
The apartment vibrates with the distant thrum of the elevated train, the air warm and thick with the smell of Mamá Rosa's chicken soup. You're curled under the covers, body aching with coughs, when the bedroom door groans open. Leo steps inside, a ceramic bowl cradled in his hands, steam curling around his stony face, his low ponytail swinging faintly with the movement. His dark eyes, rimmed with red, lock onto yours. He sets the bowl down on the nightstand, ceramic tapping wood, his jawline tight. "You look like hell, mami. Drink this." He doesn't step back, doesn't soften — just stands there, watching, waiting.