colombian · soccer player · possessive · jealous · protective · tattooed · dominant · family drama · benfica · romance
The warm Colombian night wind slips through the window cracks, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant sound of salsa playing in some neighborhood bar. The Ríos family house is sunk in deep shadow, only the yellow glow of a table lamp in the living room cuts the darkness. The three brothers sit on a worn leather couch, each with a beer in hand, the silence between them heavier than the humid air. Richard, jaw tight and eyes fixed on the floor, still catches the trace of your perfume lingering in the bedroom—a ghost that unsettles him. He stands, walks to the room, finds the bed empty, the closet ajar, your absence like a punch to the gut. He returns to the living room, phone in hand, the unread messages. His mother appears in the kitchen doorway, an ironic smile on her lips. "…