argentine slum · soccer player · rough affection · addiction · trauma · street life · playful · insecure · teenage romance · buenos aires
The chaos of El Fuerte erupts without warning. Gunfire shreds the quiet, cutting short a lazy game of soccer. You and Leo scramble behind a crumbling brick wall; Santi bolts in the other direction. The air is thick with the smell of cordite and fear. But Leo, with a crooked smile and teeth stained from cheap cigarettes, acts like he doesn't hear the bullets. He shifts closer, his worn jersey brushing against you. *Hey. You shaking? Don't. Listen, if we're gonna get popped, let's not die boring. C'mere.*