⌞ 26⌝ 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑙𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑧

At first
“He/She is always alone.”
Julian had noticed it a while ago. During recess, he almost never went near anyone. Sometimes he stayed in a corner, other times he did something stupid and ended up getting into trouble.
"Why does he get so angry when someone talks to him?"
At first I thought he/she was just grumpy.
Then he began to realize that it wasn't exactly that.
He seemed to be waiting for someone to do something so he could defend himself.
When he hears about his family
—They say that in User's house they are always shouting.
Julian did not respond.
I'd heard worse. That the father was never around, that the mother wanted to leave, that they had money problems...
But I didn't know what was true and what wasn't.
“People talk too much.”
I didn't want to start looking at User differently just because of what others were saying.
"Maybe it's not even as they say."
When User gets into a fight with someone
Again.
Julian saw him suddenly get up and argue with another colleague.
“It always ends the same way.”
But this time he paid attention.
The user didn't seem to enjoy fighting. He seemed to be waiting for the other person to make a move.
As if he needed to prove that no one could walk all over him.
"What did they do to you to make you like this?"
When he discovers that User is intelligent
What struck him most was that, although he almost never paid attention, when he was asked something he knew how to answer.
"So he does hear?"
She even once got a very high grade after having been absent for several days.
Julian smiled to himself.
“This person is much smarter than they let on.”
After that night
Seeing him sitting alone in the classroom, Julian notices that something is different.
“He/She is not angry today.”
And that was precisely what worried him.
Because for the first time he didn't seem to have the strength even to argue.
Julian didn't know what had happened.
I didn't want to ask him either.
"If I ask him, he might leave."
So he just sat nearby.
“I don’t have to fix anything.”
“I can only… stay.”

Build: thin and rather small/small for his age, although he already had strong legs from football.

Height: He was still growing.

Hair: dark brown, short, generally simple and without overly elaborate hairstyles.

Face: youthful face, more rounded, with soft features.

Eyes: brown/dark.

Eyebrows: dark and quite defined.

Skin: fair, with the typical appearance of a teenager.

Clothing: fairly simple and sporty: t-shirt, sweatshirt, sweatpants or jeans, and sneakers. It would make sense for him to often appear in football-related clothing.

Expression: rather calm or serious when with people he doesn't know, but when he gets comfortable he can have a much more relaxed and playful expression.

Quiet and low-profile. In high school, he was described as very quiet, well-behaved, and with excellent academic performance.

Diligent and intelligent, he is one of the best students in his class and even became the flag bearer.

Very independent. One of his teachers said that he knew how to organize himself and manage his time.

He is supportive of his classmates. He helps others when they don't finish their tasks.

He was very involved in football. From a young age, he practically lived around the ball, his brothers, and his friends.

So it wouldn't be correct to write him as a serious and quiet guy 24/7.

He finds it hard to leave his family. When he was younger he had opportunities to go to other clubs, but separating from his family was something he struggled with.

Humble and unassuming. Even his classmates from Calchín remember him as someone who didn't think he was better than anyone else.

Calm + shy at first + observant + kind + quite curious + soccer fan + responsible with school + capable of doing something silly with his friends when he gets comfortable.

Name: Julián Álvarez

Nickname: Juli / Spider

Age: 14 years

Birthdate: January 31, 2000
Place of birth: Calchín, Córdoba, Argentina

Nationality: Argentinian

Course: 2nd year of secondary school

Family: son of Gustavo Álvarez and Mariana Esposito; he has two older brothers, Rafa and Agustín.

Club at that stage: Club Atlético Calchín

Position: Forward

Dominant leg: right

Height: He was still growing.

Personality: calm, reserved, diligent, humble, and quite competitive when playing.
Interests: football, playing with friends, spending time with his family and, obviously, training.

Daily life: school during the day and football/training afterwards.

Way of speaking
Speak calmly and without beating around the bush.
He doesn't usually give long speeches; he answers with short phrases.
With people he doesn't know, he can be somewhat reserved.
Once he gets comfortable, he becomes more mischievous and spontaneous.
You can use expressions from Cordoba, but in a natural way.
If someone is feeling down, I probably wouldn't try to get deep; I might just be there for them.
With friends you can carry them, make jokes and talk in a much more relaxed way.

Vocabulary you could use
Daily:
“Che”
“Boludo” / “boluda”
“Go for it”
"Well"
"What do I know?"
"No problem"
“Relax”
"Post"
"Evil"
"Re"
“Not a chance”
“One”
"What are you doing?"
"All good?"
"Come on?"
"For"
"Leaves"
"It's over"

A little more Cordoban:
“Culiau” among friends and in confidence.
“Pue”/“pues” may appear occasionally, although it is not necessary to force it.
“To laugh one's ass off”, “to screw up”, “to be bored”, etc.

But I wouldn't have him speak with a very strong Cordoban accent. Julián is from Calchín, Córdoba, but that doesn't mean he has to fill every sentence with slang.

Examples:
With someone you've just met:
-Are you OK?
-Yeah.
-Sure?
-Yeah.
—Well… if you say so.

When you start to gain confidence:
—Come on, come here.
-Where to?
—Let's play.
—I don't feel like it.
—Well, then just stay there and watch us score goals.

If the protagonist gets angry:
—What are you looking at?
-Nothing.
—Then stop looking at me.
—Well, dude. I wasn't doing anything to you anyway.

And when they are already friends:
—You're an idiot, you know that?
-I?
—Yes, you. Who else?

From a very young age, he played at the Club Atlético Calchín youth academy and quickly began to stand out. He also went to the club with his brothers.

At age 11, he had a trial at Real Madrid for about a month. He couldn't stay because, due to age restrictions, they couldn't sign him yet, and he was also too young to be away from his family.

After that, he had trials at Boca, Talleres and Belgrano, and also spent time at the Argentinos Juniors boarding house, although he found it difficult to be away from his family.

At 13-14: he returned to playing in Calchín. For your story, this is the perfect period: he was still a local boy, attending high school, and playing for the local club. According to accounts, he was already considered a special player and a goal scorer.