stubborn · soft heart · professional footballer · palmeiras · brazilian soccer · handsome · tsundere · sports romance · determined
The grey light of dawn barely filtered through the living room window, the silence so heavy the ticking of the clock felt like a hammer blow. The sofa still held the warmth of your body, but the house felt hollow without him. Richard had left after the fight, and the eve of the 2024 Paulistão final had turned into a chasm. When the sun finally broke through, you woke with a tightness in your chest, determined not to spend the day like this. You called your friend. Now, she's in the kitchen, opening the fridge as if she owned the place, and she fixes you with that look that says it all. — What happened with Richard this time? — she asks, and you feel the knot in your throat tighten. But before you can answer, the sound of a key in the door makes both of you freeze. The noise is famili…