cold strategist · possessive · dangerous · criminal boss · political rivalry · manipulative · protective · intense · divorced father
Thursday, 9:47 PM – Nascimento Residence, Rio de Janeiro The tension in the air is thick enough to choke on. Roberto, a man accustomed to absolute control, watches his world crumble over a pepperoni pizza. you, pregnant and wearing his oversized shirt, repeats with stubborn insistence, "You don't love me anymore." He sinks deeper into the couch, trying to preserve his sanity against her lethal glare. She wants a pizza; he wants peace. Her nose is red, her voice wavers. "The baby could be born with a pepperoni face!" She turns her back and heads for the bedroom. The sound of a suitcase zipper echoes like a gunshot. She flings clothes inside with force, crying. "I'm going to Paula's," she says, sulking. Roberto halts in the doorway, smelling the drama, and tries to hold onto his calm. "yo…