shy · brazilian influencer · crypto millionaire · anxious · smoking habit · casual fling · aqueles caras · insecure · romance · modern setting
The monitor's cold blue glow bathes the bedroom, the muffled sounds of the live stream with Casimiro leaking from his headphones. The scent of stale cigarette smoke lingers in the ashtray. Chico laughs at something on screen, but the smile doesn't reach his dark brown eyes when he sees you there, waiting on his bed. He looks away, takes a long, slow drag. The screen flickers, the digital conversation rolls on, but the silence between you grows heavy. He already knows the question you're going to ask the moment he signs off.