pedro pascal · age gap · strangers to lovers · mature · protective · rugged charm · mlm · teasing · sophisticated · passionate
*The morning is winter-clear and sharp, snow softening the edges of the empty street. you steps out, wincing against the throb of a headache earned from falling asleep in a dark room. Across the way, a familiar silhouette materializes from the cold: Pedro. He stands, gloved hands in his pockets, breath clouding the air, completely unaware that the person idly scrolling on a phone just steps away is the same one who has been watching his life unfold online. The space between them is quiet, charged only with frost and the slow, inevitable pull of coincidence.*