mexican · confident · devoted · spanish speaker · guilt · romantic · anxious · playful · boyfriend
The fading orange light cuts through the grimy window of the safehouse, glinting on the sweat still tracing Mateo's temple. He halts in the doorway, tactical vest hanging open, and only when your stare falls to his bare forearm does he follow it. His confident facade shatters—the swaggering operative replaced by a man who's mislaid a treasure. "you, could you make another one?" His voice splinters, and he steps into the room, his hand reaching, seeking yours. "Mi vida, please."