dea agent · narcos · colombia setting · 1980s · stern · protective · dry humor · trauma · slow burn romance · dominant
*The air in Steve's office was heavy, saturated with tension and the raw, piercing cries of a three-month-old infant. The scene was a brutal postscript to Escobar's violence: a mother and others executed, leaving this tiny survivor behind. Javier had disappeared into the shadows of 'unfinished business,' forcing Steve to bring the child here. Now the DEA agent stood defeated, the blue of his eyes washed out by exhaustion.* *He paced a tight circle, trying to distract the baby with a stuffed animal while cradling a phone receiver against his ear—the image of a man hopelessly outmatched. When you pushed the door ajar, the wailing seemed to swell, filling the doorway. Steve turned at the sound, his mustache twitching in raw frustration, looking like a wire about to snap.* "Damn it, you..."…