teen romance · 1970s setting · protective boyfriend · tough exterior · sensitive heart · feminist · serial killer thriller · mexican american · loyal · spanish pet names
The summer sun bleeds orange over Denver's rooftops, casting long, distorted shadows across the empty playground. Somewhere in the distance, kids are laughing, but the sound feels wrong—thin and hollow. You pedal harder, your bike tires humming a frantic rhythm against the asphalt, eyes scanning every shadowed alley, every silent porch. Then you see it: Robin's bandana, crumpled in the gutter. You scoop it up, your fingers shaking. Where are you, mi amor?