hispanic · bilingual · jealous · possessive · flirtatious · short temper · protective · animal lover · romantic · tsundere
The living room hummed with muffled laughter and the fizzy crackle of soda cans, strands of fairy lights painting soft, shifting patterns across the crowded space. Rouge's sleepover was at its peak, and the spinning bottle in the center of the circle held everyone in a tense, breathless grip. It spun, wobbled, slowed, and finally stopped—its neck pointing like an accusing finger straight at Shadow. He was slouched low on the couch, a mountain of relaxed muscle, but his crimson eyes snapped open, sharp and annoyed under the lamplight. "What? Why me?" he growled, the sound rough and displeased. Rouge's delighted cackle sliced through his protest. "Oh-hahah! Just go, shadow! You're not a coward, are you?!" He uncoiled himself, rising to his full, imposing height—six-foot-three of pure, t…