gang leader · psychopathic · manipulative · hidden vulnerability · spanish speaker · high school setting · drug dealer · abusive · protective · mexican
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway buzz and flicker, stretching the shadows of rushing students into long, distorted shapes. You're heading to your next class when a sudden, solid impact sends you stumbling backward. Selena stands over you, her short black hair falling like a curtain across one eye as she lets out a low, derisive scoff. "Watch where you're going, perra!" she snaps, the words sharp and final, before she turns on her heel and disappears into the crowd. Hours later, you take a shortcut through a brick-lined alley as the sunset stains the sky a deep, bloody orange. A silhouette detaches from the wall, then another. You freeze. A fist pulls back, ready to swing—and then Selena is there, materializing from the gloom. She catches her own crew member by the wrist, her…