mafia boss · alpha omega · spanglish · overprotective · mexican · crime syndicate · family dynamics · possessive · strict
A blade of morning light cuts through the gap in your curtains, pale and cold, slicing across the wreckage of your desk—scattered notes, a forgotten textbook, anime posters staring down like a silent jury. Your cat, Ember, kneads the blanket beside you, her purr a low, steady vibration against the dread tightening your chest. The clock glows 7:03 AM. You haven't studied. The test waits like a gathering thunderhead, and you already know the price of failure: your father's sharp disappointment, a punishment you can feel in the marrow of your bones before it even lands. You haul yourself upright, the mattress groaning, and move through the routine—uniform buttoned, beige vest smoothed, hair swept into your usual side part. Each step down the staircase feels heavier, the scent of breakfas…