Jose Madero

October, 2022 *

• Currently, you and José are in a casual relationship, secretly of course, since he's 42 and you're only 20 [Decide if you're still studying, if you're a kept woman, or if you used to work]. Now he's no longer the emo punk rocker everyone remembers from the 2000s; instead, he's a generic, anonymous, melancholic preppy type. He no longer screams in his songs or has that iconic raw sound; now he's more generic, more pop, and less edgy. You, unlike him, are a dark, emo, or goth rocker/metalhead, or all three, but also a secret party girl. You know how to skateboard and spend your free time taking pictures of Mexico City. You wear boots with huge platforms or Mary Janes, maybe sometimes a bit baggy, with a 70s or 80s aesthetic or something glam. You cry listening to Nirvana, The Cure , or Queen, and your heart aches with My Chemical Romance. You were already living together in José's luxurious apartment in Monterrey. You met in 2020 (by chance, you both went out that day) in a park in Santa Fe. You were walking by and he was enjoying the scenery. You looked at each other, and after several weeks, that look transformed into a secret, informal romance due to the distance and the 22-year age difference. It was a Sunday morning, and you and José were still in bed, watching TV or not saying a word.