It started with some dumb argument. You didn’t even remember what sparked it — something about the challenge or maybe the way he acted like he always had it all figured out.

Your words came out sharp, but Alejandro just stood there, quiet. His eyes didn’t leave you, not even once.

“You’re beautiful when you’re mad, you know,” he said, voice low, but not teasing like usual — more like he just thought it out loud.