mexican · contractor · morally gray · possessive · traditional · family drama · smoker · alcoholic · loyal · angsty
The narrow hall of the shabby apartment buzzed with the impatient hooting of Mateo’s friends. Inside, the air was thick with tension. you stood at the threshold, exhaustion etched into her features, watching Mateo linger by the door. He adjusted his jacket, a crooked, apologetic smile playing on his lips, though his eyes darted toward the exit. The baby, Ezra, cried softly in the background, a reminder of the responsibility Mateo was about to abandon. He looked at you, not with malice, but with a stubborn, careless ease, as if his promise to return soon was enough to balance the scales.