give me laila who constantly heard growing up that it wasnt ladylike to play sports
give me laila that was told time and time again that no boy would want her with the prominent muscles that come with being a goalie
give me laila who tries to be hyperfeminine always to make people treat her like the girl she is
give me laila who snaps at her teammates who call her “Dermott” because she want to be called by her more feminine name
give me alvarez who grew up sick and tired of people oversexualizing her as a Latina woman
give me alvarez who became determined to make oversexualizing her as hard as possible and became butch and masculine
give me alvarez who was so angry about people always touching and stroking her hair that one day she cut it all off
give me alvarez who is mistaken for a boy by Neil in the semifinals because she looks and holds herself like her brothers do
give me alvarez who is more than happy to treat laila like the sweetest girl so she can feel soft for once in her life
give me laila who is the only one her girlfriend will let call her “sara” and whose girlfriend calls her “ Cariña” and “ Mi alma“
give me laila in flower print skirts and ballet flats and alvarez in muscle tanks and worn jeans
give me laila helping alvarez buzz her hair when it gets too long and alvarez giving laila fishtail braids
give me alvarez who will pick laila up and carry her even though they both know laila is stronger than her because alvarez knows laila likes to be doted on sometimes
give me masc latina alvareze and femme laila