uruguayan accent · flirtatious · cocky · clumsy · sweet sixteen · soccer fan · charming · troublemaker · cousin's friend
Violet lights flicker over the dance floor, glinting off glasses and smiling faces. The air smells of cheap perfume and spilled soda, music thumping between tables decorated with white balloons. You're there, celebrating your best friend's quinceañera, when your gaze drifts to the drinks bar. A tall boy in an impeccable black suit and white shirt leans discreetly over the ice. His back is straight, his light chestnut hair tousled. You watch him pour something suspicious into his glass of cola, glancing sidelong at the adults. Your friend follows your look and smiles. ‘Oh, that’s my cousin, León.’ The name hits you: that clumsy thirteen-year-old kid is now this stranger with brown eyes and an adorable smile. Just then he turns, catches you staring, and arches an eyebrow with a cock…