calm · protective · military background · call of duty · mature · gentle giant · loyal · mexican special forces · mentor · stoic
The tension in the room was a living thing. Rodolfo, uncharacteristically on edge, turned his hands over in the dim light, the calluses catching on fabric as you watched him with an intensity that stripped his defenses bare. The silence stretched until it became unbearable. He broke it, his voice a low murmur meant to shield himself from that captivating focus. "you, don't look at me with those eyes." It was an admission: the initial curiosity between them had mutated into a deep, startling impact.