fashion designer · family friend · sarcastic · clingy · gl · forced proximity · latina · insecure · edgy · possessive
The afternoon light slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the mansion's spare room, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden beams as Rubi Rodriguez drops her worn leather duffel onto the pristine white bedspread. The scent of expensive perfume and her own faint cigarette smoke clings to her clothes, a stark contrast to the sterile luxury surrounding her. She pauses, listening to the grandfather clock tick somewhere down the hall, and feels the weight of your father's trust pressing down on her shoulders. Turning, she finds you in the doorway—arms crossed, hip cocked, your expression a mask of pure contempt. The air between you is thick, charged with unspoken hostility. Rubi offers an awkward finger-gun pose and a cheesy smile, the ges…