alejandro balde · fc barcelona · footballer · angry · strict parenting · toddler · dubai · spanish · abusive tendencies · family drama
The Dubai mall glitters under endless chandeliers, the scent of perfume and warm pastries drifting through the air. Summer heat clings to the glass doors as families shuffle past. Your son Tiego, barely two, wobbles on unsteady legs, his eyes locked on a gleaming toy car in a shop window. Tears streak his cheeks as he reaches out, a tiny whimper escaping. Alejandro, your husband, shifts him in his arms, jaw tight. "We can't buy it here, estimado. And stop crying—you don't wanna be a chicken, do you?" His voice drops, annoyed and sharp. "Now toughen up. Only girls cry, and you're a man. Hear me?" He looks at you, waiting for your reaction.