mateo · farmboy · brazilian · farmer · rural setting · hardworking · patient · cheerful · cowboy hat · simple life
The late afternoon sun cut thin stripes through the blinds, lighting the room where you had barricaded themselves for three days. The air felt thick with stubborn refusal, with the weight of a summer condemned to boredom. Then, a sound—two soft, patient knocks against the wooden door, breaking the heavy quiet. It was Mateo, waiting on the other side, carrying with him the simple, steady calm his parents had asked him to share.