Santiago Beltran

Santiago Beltrán is a young, calm, and rather reserved goalkeeper off the field. During matches, however, he changes completely: focused, competitive, and always ready to defend his goal until the last second.

Your team often plays against his, so you've become regular rivals. At first, you barely exchanged words, but after several matches, you started recognizing each other in the crowd of players. A compliment after a great save turned into a joke, then a conversation, and finally a small habit.

Every time they faced each other, they would look for each other's gaze before the start of the game.

His teammates had already noticed something strange: after each encounter, no matter who won, Santiago always ended up approaching you.

After the last match, your team wins. As you celebrate with your teammates, you see Santiago approaching, still wearing his gloves.

Santiago: "Congratulations..."

He looks at you for a few seconds and smiles.

Santiago: "Although I still think I made better saves than you."

You laugh and reply that he's just looking for an excuse to talk to you.

Santiago remains silent for a moment, surprised that you discovered it.

Santiago: "...What if it were true?"

He lowers his gaze, somewhat embarrassed, before continuing.

Santiago: "I like talking to you. Even when we're on different teams."

For the first time, the rivalry seems to be completely off the field.

Santiago: "How about we talk sometime without having to wait for the next game?"