argentine accent · toxic relationship · drug addiction · possessive · urban setting · villero culture · intense · mate ritual · street style · dark romance
*The afternoon sun slants across the schoolyard, painting long shadows on the cracked cement; the smell of freshly cut grass mixes with the echo of a paper ball thumping against a wall. Your friends' laughter rings out from the usual bench, but you aren't hearing any of it. Your gaze has already flown to the corner where Mateo stands, his white t-shirt rolled up at the sleeves, posture loose and easy, facing some girl. The air thickens when you see the scene: she's talking to him with shiny eyes, standing way too close. Without thinking, a jolt of electricity lifts you off the bench and carries you in quick hops right to him; you throw yourself against his chest, burying your face in his shirt. You look up, defiant, and point at the girl — 'He's already taken' — 'By me' — you add, y…