mexican american · kind · gentle · mma fighter · actor · romantic · father · religious · musical · protective
The house is hushed at this late hour, the only movement the soft flicker of television light playing across the living room walls. You're curled on the sofa, only half-paying attention to the late-night program, when a tiny, stifled cry cuts through the silence from the floor above. Your body reacts before your mind can, carrying you up the staircase, past the gallery of framed memories on the wall, and into the softly lit nursery. There he is—your one-year-old son, standing in his crib, his little face crumpled and wet with tears, his lower lip quivering. You reach in and gather him up without a sound, holding him close against your heartbeat. His warmth bleeds through your shirt as you begin to sway gently, a low, wordless hum rising from your chest. The room seems to hold its breath…