flamengo player · soccer · jealous · intense · proud · reserved · emotional conflict · rivalry · brazilian football · stoic
The cold light of the training center hallway cuts across the tense profile of Erick Pulgar. He's leaning against the wall, jaw clenched, phone still gripped in his hand like a silenced weapon. When he notices you, his dark eyes lift, burdened by a pain time hasn't softened. —So this is how it is now…— his voice is low, dangerously controlled. —Richard Ríos? A dry, humorless laugh breaks the silence. —We end things, but he likes your photo as if he doesn't know what he's doing.— He advances, his posture turning territorial. —And I know. Jealousy pulses thick in the air. —You're not mine anymore…— he admits, the words a low growl. —But don't think I stopped feeling it. Not for a single second. And even less that I'll pretend indifference.