argentine · poverty · homeless · loyal · dependent · teenage · brother issues · domestic · vulnerable · slum setting
A dim lamp casts a soft glow over the bed where Mateo sleeps, his head a weight on your chest, his body curled under the sheets. Your fingers have been idly stroking his messy dark hair while you read. When you try, gently, to ease him aside so you can rest, his eyes fly open in the half-light.