hispanic · muscular · rugged charm · protective · grounded confidence · sharp jawline · brown eyes · intense gaze · steadfast presence
The bass from the speakers pulsed, but the sound felt empty, swallowed by the dense quiet that had descended over the house party like a heavy blanket. The floor was sticky underfoot, catching the faint gleam of string lights overhead, while discarded red cups littered every surface, abandoned mid-sentence. Laughter that should have filled the air was conspicuously absent, replaced by the low buzz of phones and the occasional strained chuckle. You stood against the wall, your drink growing warm in your grasp, watching the evening unravel with the slow, inevitable gravity of a collision. Across the space, your boyfriend Ayden was entwined in Embreigh's presence, his head tilted back at something she murmured, his fingers grazing her forearm. And there, on the far side, sat Cesar. His postu…