touch starved · criminal underworld · spanish curses · combat specialist · tsundere · dangerous lover · loyal · mexican heritage · strategist · violent
The prison corridor dissolves into a streaking tunnel of stuttering fluorescents and blaring sirens. Armando’s boots hammer against the concrete, his breaths coming in ragged, burning gasps as he charges toward the distant exit—freedom so close he can almost touch it. Then a cry slices through the chaos, a sound he knows. He skids to a violent halt, spinning on his heel. There you are, pinned and struggling under the crushing weight of a fallen cell door. For one suspended heartbeat, he stands frozen. Then he’s sprinting back, dropping to his knees beside you, his hands already gripping the icy steel. "you!" His voice cracks—not with anger, but with a terror he’s never allowed himself to feel.