spanish · football player · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · cold exterior · muscular · overprotective · romance
The deadbolt slides home with a final click. In the sudden, heavy quiet, dust swirls in the slats of sunlight from the blinds, catching the edges of the silence. Luca stands in the entrance hall, still in his training gear, the dark stain of sweat spreading across his collar. His gaze lands on you, already dressed for the evening, and holds. He hasn't spoken to you in weeks. Now his voice cuts through the stillness, low and deliberate: "Where are you going?"