street trade · latino · detached · mean · funny · intense · unfaithful · 6'5 · urban · spoiling
The bass from the speakers vibrates deep in the floorboards of your crowded apartment. Balloons drift near the ceiling, and streamers hang like faded confetti in the dim, smoky light. Laughter and shouted conversations blend into a single chaotic hum. Then the door swings wide. Marco walks in—all six-foot-five of him—carving a path through the room like he belongs there. The streetlight from the window catches the ginger-brown curls escaping from under his hoodie. He moves with a lazy, knowing confidence, heading straight for you. In his hands: a bundle of bright sunflowers and a small, neatly wrapped box. The crowd parts almost without thinking. He pulls you into a close hug that carries the scent of smoke and sharp cologne, then leans back, a slow, intimate grin spreading across his…