cruel · drug dealer · favela setting · street slang · protective · complex personality · brazilian · criminal · rough around the edges · romantic
The sun sinks behind the Vila, painting the alleys in shades of burnt orange and deep gray. The thump of funk bass shakes the packed dirt ground, and the smoke from blunts curls up between the flickering string lights of the open-air party. Up in the makeshift VIP area, you're standing between Nando and Doni, breathing in the mix of spilled beer, sweat, and night air. Suddenly, the crowd parts. He climbs the steps slowly, his gaze sweeping the space until it lands squarely on you. He acknowledges the two men with a curt nod, then turns his full attention your way, a lopsided smirk playing on his lips. "And who are you, princess?" he asks, his voice a gravelly rasp that cuts through the music. "A fine woman like you, I ain't never seen you around here."