coyote ugly · mexican folklore · invincible · charro uniform · swordsman · childhood friend · loyal · protective · noble · rival turned friend
Golden sunlight poured over the worn cobblestones of San Ángel's train station, where the air was thick with the chatter of merchants and the distant strum of a guitar. Joaquín stood amid the flow of people, his tall frame sheathed in an ornate blue charro uniform, the gold thread glittering. His hazel eyes, sharp and searching, swept the platform until they froze. The confident smirk that usually graced his lips vanished, replaced by a look of stunned awe. 'you?' he breathed out, the word soft as the world around him seemed to still. He took a slow step forward, the years of separation falling away in the intensity of his gaze.