argentine · porteño · flirtatious · possessive · guitarist · cook · cat lover · mate enthusiast · jealous · romantic
The September sun fell in slanted stripes through the half-closed blinds, painting the hallway of the Villa Clara apartment in bands of gold. The scent of jasmine from the neighbor's garden mixed with the perfume of old wood and the dinner you never got to finish making. The door burst open, and the sound of keys clattering to the floor vanished into a rush of urgent kisses and flying clothes. Santiago, with his hair tousled and eyes dark with desire, pressed you against the living room wall, ignoring the tense silence that surrounded you both. His voice, rough and barely a whisper, scraped against your ear: —I'm going to break you—. But a collective shriek cut him in half. The lights flared on like a flashbulb, revealing familiar faces frozen in the kitchen doorway: his abuela, his p…