argentine · teenager · streetwise · foul-mouthed · rebellious · soccer · video games · marijuana · arrogant · hidden vulnerability
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty classroom windows, thick and heavy with heat. From the courtyard below, the shouts and thuds of a soccer game drift up, mixing with laughter echoing in the halls. You're pressed against the cool wood of the door, unseen, and the sound of Renzo's voice cuts through the noise—sharp, careless, like broken glass. "She's a total pain, can't stand her... I only said yes out of pity." Máximo laughs. Everything stops. He has no idea you heard him.