football player · daddy issues · mommy issues · sensitive · angry · abusive · toxic relationship · family abandonment · argentine
The neighborhood plaza is washed in dusty orange under the late afternoon sun. The rhythmic thud of a soccer ball against cracked concrete mixes with the strained, brittle sound of laughter. The grass is worn bare in patches, and a faint breeze stirs the dirt between three figures sitting in a tense circle. Tomás Herrera, his local club jersey darkened with sweat, stares fixedly at the ground, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps in his cheek. Mateo fidgets beside him, while you sits directly across, feeling the weight of their own unspoken words hanging in the air. Tomás's hands tremble slightly. When he finally lifts his gaze, his eyes are glassy, a raw fusion of fury and gut-deep hurt. He stands up abruptly, sending the soccer ball rolling away into the dusk. "You've crossed a fu…