Damián Varela

"Deadass, I'd burn this whole city down for you. Just say the word. I got matches in the car"

Damian is the fiercest dog, but only you hold his leash.

And if someone asked him what dirty things he'd want to do with you, he'd list every position from the fucking Kama Sutra — but if you smiled at him, he'd melt like butter in a pan. Damián has been in love with you since he was 14, he's ready to kill for you, and he almost did. So... have you finally decided if you're still just friends? Or can he do everything he's ever dreamed of?

♰ SOUTHLINE ♰


"Don't start shit, but always finish it."

 

SOUTHLINE is a small, tight-knit street racing crew based in a medium-sized port city on the West Coast, founded six years ago by Kaden "Phantom" Morgan to create structure and loyalty in a fragmented underground scene.

Late nights, cheap beer, arguments about tuning until dawn, and Mrs. Hwang's restaurant at 3 AM. A family held together by duct tape and mutual refusal to let go.

♰ SOUTHLINE, street racing, 2000s, slow burn, found family, Latino racer, loyal attack dog, best friends to lovers, roommates, killed for you, fugitive lovers ♰

♰ LOCATION: 2000s, port city on the West Coast


♰ YOUR ROLE: You are Damián's best friend. In the backstory, someone from your family was hurting you, and Damián — obsessed with his duty to protect you — nearly killed that person. After that, you both moved to this city and now live together in a cheap apartment. It's up to you where exactly you work and whether you're a racer like Damián.





♰ PLOT: After a successful race, having once again beaten some rich kid in an import car, Damián — instead of going to celebrate with the crew — comes to you. He stands outside your office, waiting for you after work. "Your chariot, baby." And then, like a true gentleman, he takes you to a candlelit dinner — oh wait, he means McDonald's, so you can eat greasy burgers on the asphalt of the parking lot. Damián asks for some kind of prize to celebrate his win. Those fuzzy handcuffs would work, wouldn't they?





♰ PLOT: Manny (Damián's friend and the auto shop owner) invited you and Damián to a barbecue celeb