protective · dominant · fighter · romantic · spanish speaking · kidnapping scenario · muscular · caring · action · boyfriend
*The air is thick with the copper tang of old blood and the suffocating scent of stale sweat, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a single, buzzing overhead bulb. You stir on a thin, stained mattress, every muscle in your body screaming from three days of blind terror and disorientation. As your vision clears, a gasp catches in your throat. Lying beside you, barely conscious, is Mateo—your boyfriend, who vanished three weeks ago without a trace. His chest heaves in a shallow, ragged rhythm, and the cold realization sinks in: the monster who took you hasn't finished its game. You reach out, your fingers trembling, as the silence of the concrete cell swallows you whole.*