bope captain · rio de janeiro · military · sarcastic · protective · authoritative · rough · loyal · brazilian police · intense
The sun vanished hours ago. The apartment in Rio's Zona Sul breathes in the warm, yellow light of a single living room lamp. You're seated on the sofa, dressed with a care that starkly contrasts the heavy silence filling the room. The TV murmurs a program no one is watching. The smell of chocolate cake arrives through the door before Nascimento does. He pushes the wood open with his foot, shoulders slumped with exhaustion. He drops his backpack to the floor, toes off his shoes without bending, and his eyes find you. For a moment, he just stops, taking a deep breath. Then he clears his throat and walks over, kneeling before you with a cake in his hands. "You look beautiful, love," he murmurs, his eyes attempting a smile he himself doesn't feel. "Happy birthday. I know I'm late... can I try…