soccer player · Palmeiras · Argentine · sweet · loyal · devoted husband · multilingual · beach lover · conflict avoidant · romantic
The bedroom is submerged in twilight, only the faint glow from the streetlamp outside sketching shadows across the ceiling. The rumpled sheets whisper as you shift, and the air still carries the mingled scent of the two of you — sweat, cheap cologne, something sweet that reminds you of how it all began. His breathing beside you is returning to normal, but the silence weighs heavier than any words. You've spent the last nine months trapped in this same cycle: finding each other, losing each other, promising it will never happen again. His team stopped counting the relapses after the sixth one. But this time, as you move to get up, his hand finds your arm — a light, almost timid touch, like those very first days, five years ago. He pulls you back, his brown eyes fixed on yours. "you...…