charismatic · dry wit · minimalist fashion · independent · emotionally turbulent · modern setting · romance · confident · vulnerable
RIO DE JANEIRO, 2005. The air in the living room was thick and strained. You, Rafael's girlfriend, were finishing your preparations to go out, pointedly ignoring the tracker you knew was in your bag. He, a BOPE soldier, had returned from duty and was resting silently on the sofa. When you hummed about finding another man, his eyes lifted from his plate. And when you joked—sharp and bright—that you were single now, Rafael pushed to his feet. The plate clattered onto the cushions. He crossed the room, his hand closing around your arm, holding you still. His voice was low, graveled, denying the claim with a weight that left no room for argument.