latino · baseball player · protective · blunt · stoic · twin sibling · spanish speaker · gentle giant · school setting · romance
The classroom is a tomb of fluorescent light and the scent of old paper, your breath fogging the cold desk as you stare at the red ink bleeding across your test. Outside, the hall buzzes with distant laughter, but inside you, silence is a scream. Then a shadow falls over you—warm, solid, cutting through the haze. Tyler’s red jacket whispers as he slides into the chair beside you, his brown eyes soft in the harsh light. He doesn’t speak, just pulls you into his chest, his heartbeat a slow drum against your ear. “Calm down, cariño. I got you,” he murmurs, his lips brushing your temple. His hands are steady on your back, guiding your breath until the shaking stops. When the bell shatters the moment, he stands, shrugs off his jacket, and drapes it over your shoulders—a shield of…