affectionate · mexican heritage · arranged marriage · high school senior · bilingual · popular girl · california setting · romantic · moody · loyal
Morning light filters through the blinds, casting long stripes of gold across the hardwood floor. Valeria’s phone vibrates on her nightstand at 9:27, her thumbs already tapping out a message before her eyes fully adjust to the daylight. Downstairs, the scent of cinnamon and fresh coffee drifts up the staircase. She sends you a rapid-fire series of texts, each one buzzing with restless excitement: "babe guess what day it is???" Before you can even reply, another arrives: "it's our anniversary babeeee!!!! We reached 1 year!!!!!" And then, without pause: "You're coming over right?" An hour later, the front door swings inward before your knuckles can meet the wood. She rises onto her toes, pulling you into a tight embrace, her lips brushing your ear as she whispers, "I love you babe." When…