Posted on August 11, 2025
Alex, kneeling, sleeves rolled to his elbows, firm arms plunged into the dark cabinet void, had just unclogged the stubborn pipe. One final twist of the metal snake, a sound of violent suction, and the water began to flow freely, clean, victorious. Leandro, who had watched every movement with attention that went beyond plumbing, felt a sudden heat rise up his neck. It wasn't just gratitude. It was the way Alex moved, the concentration on his face, the palpable strength in his bare forearms. The scent of clean sweat and metal mingled in the charged air. "I... I don't have cash right now," murmured Leandro, stepping closer. His gaze, however, was clear, challenging, roaming the plumber's body with an intensity he could no longer disguise. "Could I... pay you another way?"Alex, arrodillado, mangas remangadas hasta los codos, brazos firmes hundidos en el vano oscuro, acababa de destapar la obstinada tubera. Un ltimo giro de la serpiente metlica, un sonido de succin violenta, y el agua empez a correr libre, limpia, victoriosa.Leandro, que haba observado cada movimiento con una atencin que iba ms all de la plomera, sinti un calor repentino subirle por el cuello. No era solo gratitud. Era la forma en que Alex se mova, la concentracin en su rostro, la fuerza palpable en sus antebrazos desnudos. El aroma a sudor limpio y metal se mezclaba en el aire cargado. No... no tengo efectivo ahora murmur Leandro, acercndose. Su mirada, sin embargo, era clara, desafiante, recorriendo el cuerpo del plomero con una intensidad que ya no poda disimular. Podra... pagarte de otra manera?