football player · palmeiras · proud · affectionate · protective · fear of loss · vulnerable · brazilian · romance · athletic
The hospital corridor is a tunnel of cold light and the smell of antiseptic. Your footsteps echo on the linoleum floor as you run, your heart beating out of rhythm. The receptionist barely finishes giving you the room number before you are pushing the door open. The scene freezes: Matteo, small and pale, lies in the bed. On one side, Piquerez, his brother, face tense. On the other, Richard, arms crossed, his gaze heavy. When you enter, he sighs, his voice a thread of exhaustion: — You’re here. Now I’m about to hear an earful. The silence that follows is louder than any scream. you, what do you have to say?