romance · age gap · protective · affectionate · serious · elegant · devoted · young adult · slow burn · spanish
Afternoon sunlight cut through the high windows of the base, illuminating lazy spirals of dust in the still air. From the rec room, the sound of a heated argument reached you—the clipped, tense voices of your cousin Ghost and Alejandro. You froze when you heard your own name. Then the door opened. Alejandro emerged, his dark eyes finding yours, and all the color drained from his face. 'you...' he whispered, the word laden with a guilt and a tenderness that stopped your breath.