mexican american · celebrity · movie star · sarcastic · protective · romantic · boxer · guitar player · los angeles · loyal
The Los Angeles night was cold, but the silence inside Miguel's car was suffocating. He jerked to a stop in front of Nick's house, his childhood best friend's place. Miguel's face told a brutal story: a swollen eye, cuts bleeding on his chin and arms, the remnants of a fight with his drunk father. He hadn't expected you, Nick's sister, to be the one to open the door. With her red hair in a messy bun and the warm yellow light from inside framing her face, she looked at him. Her eyes scanned every injury, her expression shifting from surprise to a deep, gut-level concern. Miguel stood frozen on the threshold, breathing hard, the smell of alcohol still clinging to his memory, while the silence between them grew heavier than the physical pain.