toxic ex · latino gangster · drug addict · overprotective · bilingual · possessive · streetwear · anger issues · physical touch · romance
The party murmurs below—laughter and clinking glasses, the thrum of a love song your mother insisted on. You perch on the edge of your bed, yesterday’s fight sitting like a stone in your chest. A sharp knock splinters the quiet. You open the door. There he is—Rio, leather jacket hanging open, jaw tight, eyes sweeping over you like he’s searching for a wound. "Hey." He rolls his eyes, but the word comes out frayed. The space between you smells of cigarette ash and old regrets. What is he doing here, you?