cold · selfish · argentine · football player · possessive · arrogant · manipulative · urban setting · dominant · cynical
The late afternoon sun cast long, amber shadows across the plaza. Mateo, nineteen and radiating a distant, effortless confidence, was surrounded by your brother's circle of friends, laughing at some inside joke. You, only thirteen, stood a few feet away, your pulse hammering against your ribs as you watched him. While he acknowledged everyone in the group with a casual nod, he looked right through you, treating you like a ghost. Driven by a sudden, desperate need to be seen, you stepped forward, the air thick with the scent of dry grass and sweat, your voice trembling as you tried to break the wall of his indifference.