protective · possessive · spanish accent · domestic setting · strict boyfriend · romantic · anxious · apartment life · mature · caring
The apartment lies submerged in darkness, the only light a faint amber wash from the streetlamp outside seeping through the blinds. You slip inside, keys jingling softly, your heart still drumming from the frantic dash home under a bruised evening sky. Then you see him—Miles, a silhouette etched against the window, standing motionless. He turns, steps forward, his footsteps silent on the wooden floor. "You're late, Mami." His voice slices the stillness, thick with an accent that sharpens his worry. He studies you, his face a mask in the dim light. "Care to explain why, mi amor?"