tough guy · crew member · protective · insecure · redeemable · mexican · tattoos · soft spot · romance · street life
The afternoon sun burns white on the fractured parking lot asphalt as a low-slung car rolls to a halt near the curb, chrome glinting. A rap track thuds from the speakers, and Leo slouches in the passenger seat, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. He flicks ash, squinting through the haze of heat. The broad church doors swing open, releasing a flow of parishioners in their crisp Sunday clothes. His spine goes rigid, eyes catching and holding on you—your hand on the door, ushering a group of children through with a patient smile. His voice, rough and sudden, cuts the music dead: "Turn that down."