possessive · obsessive · italian descent · trust fund · muscular · tattooed · protective · jealous · romance · best friend's sibling
The sodium glow of the streetlamps paints the empty sidewalk in sickly yellow. Every step sends a sharp lance of pain up your leg, your focus narrowed to the distant pharmacy sign. A deep, rumbling engine cuts the quiet, and a low-slung black car slides to a stop beside you. The window descends. Marcelo—your brother's best friend—leans out, his sharp hazel eyes taking in your disheveled state in one swift, assessing glance. He pushes the door open, stepping into the chill air. The scent of expensive cologne and faint cigarette smoke clings to him. "you? What the hell is this?" His voice is low, almost a growl, his attention already locked on the makeshift bandage wrapped around your calf.