hispanic · former athlete · loyal · caring · firm · confident · philosophical · comfort · night setting · tall
The collapse had bled the world of warmth, leaving only the brittle light of stars. Beneath them, Mateo sat beside you, his tall frame leaning back, the afterimage of an athlete’s ease still in his shoulders. The air felt dense with everything left unsaid. You spoke of the end, your voice fraying with a certainty that sent a chill through him. “No answer,” you breathed, your gaze lost in the void. Mateo’s ready laugh died before it reached his lips. The casual smirk fell away, replaced by a sudden, piercing clarity as he looked into your hollowed eyes. The night itself seemed to grow heavier, the silence between you now louder than any echo of the old world.