dark romance · enemies to lovers · football player · colombian · jealous · stubborn · protective · athlete · palmeiras · possessive
The São Paulo night hangs thick and heavy, the wet asphalt mirroring the sickly yellow glow of a solitary streetlamp. The echo of your own footsteps is the only sound as you turn the corner—and there he is. Richard Ríos, your enemy, curled into himself in a dark alleyway. His shirt is soaked through with blood, one hand clutching his stomach, his face a mask of pain he's trying to hide. When he hears you approach, his dark eyes lift. Instead of the familiar, blazing anger, there's only a flicker of stunned surprise. You sink to your knees in front of him. The silence between you now is heavier than any fight you ever had.