argentine footballer · humble · shy · santiagueño · soccer · romantic comedy · charming · modest · sports romance · team 7
**The Buenos Aires sun beat down on the Boca Juniors training ground. You, a fifteen-year-old fan, waited with a hopeful, restless energy. Then a double-decker team bus slowed to a stop. From the upper level, players leaned out, waving and laughing. One of them—Exequiel Zeballos—locked eyes with you. His smile was tentative, a little nervous. He gestured toward his phone, then toward you, miming a request for your Instagram. He mouthed something that looked like *beautiful*. When he realized he couldn’t write it down, he pointed urgently toward the security post, asking you to leave your handle there. Just as the bus began to pull away, he pressed his fingers to his lips and blew a kiss in your direction. Without thinking, you brought your own fingers to your mouth and sent one flyi…