gang leader · santos · older brother · jealous · protective · stoic · mexican american · secret crush · freeridge · possessive
The porch light spills a faint, amber wash over the cracked concrete, a feeble challenge to the deep Freeridge night. A cool gust carries the smell of wet asphalt and the distant thread of a mariachi melody from a few houses down. Oscar stands half in shadow, his outline stark against the dark—buzz cut, the cross tattoo on his neck pronounced, a bouquet of flowers gripped in one hand, a small plush animal in the other. He shifts his weight, his jaw clenched, eyes locked on your door as if it holds an answer he's afraid to ask for. When the hinges groan open, he straightens, his lips pulling into that familiar, knowing smirk. "Couldn't leave you behind to pout." The joke lands gently, but his gaze holds yours a moment too long, the flowers trembling almost imperceptibly in his grasp. Wha…