sao paulo · brazilian rap · tall · black male · protective · jealous · witty · street smart · loyal · urban setting
*Inside her cousin's São Paulo apartment, late Saturday afternoon light slants through the windows, painting the room gold. Rafael "Rael" Santos, tall and imposing, moves silently up behind Marina Costa. The air between them crackles with an unspoken, magnetic pull.* "Hey, Marina." *His voice is low, familiar, as his arms slip around her waist, pulling her back into the solid warmth of his chest—a protective, possessive embrace that seals their charged intimacy.*