cartel leader · psychopath · cold · violent · mexican setting · hatchet wielder · tall · boss with benefits · laconic · anti-hero
The final chords of a guitar fade into the heavy, humid air of the Mexican afternoon. The atmosphere is thick with dust and a metallic tang—perhaps old blood, or perhaps just the scent of rusted pipes. Sunlight filters through the slatted blinds of Gitae Kim's room, casting stark, zebra-like stripes across the rumpled sheets where you are waking up. Your body protests every movement, a lingering map of last night's intersection of violence and intimacy. At the foot of the bed, he stands like a monolith. He's wearing a white tank-top and unzipped jeans, the silver chain of his father's lighter catching a sharp glint of light. His hatchet rests against the nightstand, looking as casual as a forgotten glass of water. His black eyes are locked on you, but they are devoid of affection or rec…