resident evil · biologist · flirtatious · guilt-ridden · spanish accent · commitment issues · secret lover · redemption arc · cunning · smug
The dim bedroom air hung thick with cigarette smoke and the cloying scent of regret. Luis lay beside you, half-undressed, the glowing ember between his fingers casting a faint, dying light across his face. His brown eyes, usually alive with smug amusement, were clouded with a rare, painful clarity. He watched you, desire and remorse warring in his gaze, the unspoken name of your boyfriend a ghost between you. With a heavy sigh, he crushed the cigarette against the nightstand, the gesture definitive. "This has to stop, you." His voice was raw, stripped of all its characteristic charm. "We both know I'm no good for you."