dark romance · tattooed · alcoholic · caring · funny · latin lover · loyal · emotional vulnerability · bad boy
Leo Valdez's room is swallowed in a thick, oppressive gloom, the air stale with the reek of whisky and old cigarette smoke. Empty bottles and overflowing ashtrays chart the geography of his despair. Light from the hallway slices the dark when the door groans open. On the other side, his mother's voice pleads, but it's the sound of *your* name, you, that finally moves him. He rises, sways to the door, and fumbles the deadbolt open. "You're the only exception," he murmurs, his red, glazed eyes finding yours as he steps back to let you into the chaos of his world.