#samuel mayo

[qualcosadelgenere]

1 in 4 people is gay.

The other three are unhinged.

EDIT:

I just realised that Peroqui has 6 fingers on his left hand lmao forgive meee. Feeling like an A.I. scam rn.

EDIT II:

Not anymoreee.

EDIT III:

I FINALLY FOUND THE MEME PHOTO THIS IS BASED ON AGAIN

[quincyhorst]

Ciaooo! I hope you're doing alright bellissima 🫂 💖, and if not, I wish you a speedy recovery from whatever is making you feel unwell. I'll fist-fight sciatica pain for you.

As always, I don't want to pressure you into revealing any spoilers. So feel free to ignore this (or part of this ask) if it doesn't feel like the right moment to share.

Anyway, I was wondering... We've seen romantic headcanons for Davi, Fermín, Querardo, and Carlos, but what about Samuel?

Especially with Fermín crushing on him, his conservative Catholic upbringing and both of his best friends being into other boys(?).

Also, I'm currently so invested in Davi's one-sided infatuation with Pereiro.

I have my own ship featuring Davi, whose relationship starts when he yearns for someone who doesn't quite reciprocate his feelings. As a result, he ends up entering a sort of friends-with-benefits arrangement with another friend/acquaintance to fill the void left by that unrequited love and eventually falls for him instead. And I'd love to know if, by chance, our headcanons actually fit with each other all the way.

Is Pereiro ever going to know about Davi's feelings? Will he ever reciprocate his feelings, at least to some extent?

THANK YOUUU COSAAAAA!!! 🥺💕 My sciatica keeps fading and re-appearing, so all I can do is to be careful :'D

Now onto the replies... When it comes to love, at least during the FFI, Samuel is just this:

He just couldn't care less, and even more when there's a damn tournament to win. Hell, he can't help but cringe whenever Isaac and/or Querardo flirt with girls. The latter is specially a headache the more it messes with training, so there comes a time where Samuel is going to interfere like "Shut up about your girlfriend, man".

BUT when he is actively interested on love, he does have an advantage compared to that of his friends... He's surprisingly respectful to women. They are one of the few things he's not a total douche with. On his defense, he was raised by a very resilient lady who had to work even harder after her husband became incapacitated. So, he wouldn't mind letting his girlfriend to lead things up if necessary. In fact, by GO he decides to temporally become a "stay at home father" just so his wife can keep working.

Now regarding MikeDavi... To sum up my reply; yes! But it's a bit tricky.

After the FFI, Mikel's opinion on Davi improved a bit, at least vs the start of the tournament. They were just aquantainces and nothing more. However, on the following years he'd notice some strange behaviors on him. First off, on the following months he'd be surprised by an influx of letters from Madrid, where Davi seemed very eager to talk; often asking about how things were in Galicia, his family, etc. Mikel would reply to these out of respect, but he'd still be confused by this contrast.

Irl its where things would get weirder, on the rare ocassions Davi would be invited to meetings by Joan or Pedro. His social skills were improving and he'd be less cranky (Though still struggling to take jokes or banter), but whenever he and Mikel were alone, his seriousness would crack down: Davi would try to open himself up and keep the conversation going, although his voice would crack and at times he'd break eye contact. Oddly enough, Mikel was able to recall a similar vibe from their final conversation at Liocott. But why would Davi act this way with him? Did he only want to befriend him? Or were his own vibes too intimidating?

Eventually, it hit him. Could it be a crush?

...Sexuality wise, this wouldn't be a problem. Mikel had come out years ago to his parents after all. But even then, he struggled to understand why Davi would fall in love with him of all people. And at least by that point, the idea of entering a relationship with him gave off mixed feelings.

Around the time adulthood came for both, the letters stopped and Davi's social media became almost silent; apparently as to dedicate himself on a his university career. Mikel got used to this, continuing with his life as usual, though at times he couldn't help but wonder about what Davi intended.

On the few conversations they had online, Mikel casually mentioned about his residence on Vigo and the situation of its local junior soccer club, Carnyx FC. And after some more exchanges and a proposal... Davi transferred to his first job after graduation.

Training children wasn't easy, lemme say, specially by their rebellious nature and the generational gap on interests. But there was a small catch, and is that the students seemed to be fond of the local arts and crafts teacher, "Mr. Pereiro". So, the following years became a joint effort to help these kids reach the top.

During this time, Mikel was able to see how much Davi had changed since then. His love for spanish football was present, being overjoyed whenever his boys had an important win. However, in case of failure, he was more now forgiving. Their relationship had also improved, finally considering themselves as proper friends.

However, some months before Davi's contract ending, Mikel noticed once again those same flustered emotions from time ago. This time around he wasn't going to let them pass by, so one night, he decided to sit and talk with Davi about it. Let's just say that the madrilenian felt cornered at first, guilty by how much he had failed to hide himself. Yet, knowing all the trust the two had placed within each other, Davi just knew it wasn't worth to keep any more secrets.

So, he told everything, all those feelings he gained during the FFI, how they kept tormenting him till he finally "gave up"; and how they had returned to him by his time on Galicia. In there, Davi was now facing what he truly feared: Judgement.

Despite his fear, Mikel's reply wasn't something he expected. Yes, Davi could still be grumpy at times, he could struggle to take jokes well, and even his tastes could be described as "old-fashioned". However, it was that passion, that dedication to it -the same one as Mikel's love for art- that kept attracting him. Plus, his flustered state just made him cuter in his eyes. So, regardless of how long it would last... Mikel was curious on trying.

Their honeymoon phase was sweet, even if their romantic interactions had to be reserved for indoors for many reasons. Plus, when Davi's contract ended, the two were forced to make it into a Long Distance Relationship instead. It's not bad as the trip distance is short (Spain's a small country!), but Davi's busy job means they'll have to spend long periods of time since they can meet again. Nonetheless... Everytime he steps in Vigo, Davi ALWAYS buys some flowers and chocolates beforehand :')

...Aaaaand. That's it. In an older version I had for this setting, Davi would be coaching instead an *adult* soccer team which Mikel was playing for. However, my main reason to change it is that those types of teams would require more experience than what Davi has by GO (<- Which kinda explains why most grown up OGs in GO also train junior high teams). There's still some stuff I'm undecided about these two fro VROH, but I like what I have so far.

..........Ngl, the scenario you mention oddly enough fits a cursed "what if" situation I had with Nuno of all things, but I'm so damn curious over who you ship Davi with. Redomata ships always make me joyful, so feel free to share it🙏🇪🇸 ♥ Thank you for your ask!!

[quincyhorst]

Feliz San Fermín! Unlike last year I won't be doing a mini-event, but here's instead a leftover that got me stuck for a long time. It's about Fermín and Samuel's relationship.

Reuniting with the Naval had always been a hassle for Fermin since he was little, as he was forced to tolerate the little beast that was his cousin for hours that felt eternal. At least, the inclusion of the Mayo to these reunions helped Fer to get some relief.

Samuel's personality back then also helped a lot. Unlike Querardo who had more energy (and also an excuse to mess with him), Samu was calm and overall, more tolerable when spending time with. He was kind of a nerd, carrying books with him all the time, but it wasn't something off-putting to Fer. In fact it was the perfect chance to be away from Naval, by convincing Samu to read out loud his books about dragons and bulls. Maybe the most polarizing topic between the two was on religion, given Samuel was more gullible on believing the words of the bible in the literal way, specially the Apocalypse. Poor child would panic on whenever the world would end...

However, there was another positive factor on their relationship, and it was their shared residence on Pamplona (At least till Fermin moved away). Though, they'd cross paths in an entirely different context. One key event on their memories happened after school, in which Fermín found Samuel being harassed by his classmates on the streets. Managing to recognize the victim as "Querardo's friend", his own apperance was enough to haunt the bullies as he got closer. Although Fer justified his help with a "You looked pathetic that way", it didn't stop Samuel to cherish that gesture and to start looking up to Fermin.

"He's strong... I want to be just like him..."

Of course, this idealization eventually led to that. Samuel risking his life in the worst way possible. Things wouldn't be the same for him anymore.

...While Querardo was quick to adapt to the Samuel that emerged after that event, Fermin maybe struggled a bit more, specially after seeing him previously at his weakest unlike Que. But it would be on a particular families reunion where things would change forever.

Besides admiring Fermin's strength, Samuel also admired him style wise. His hair wasn't as elaborate as the three horns he would show off in the FFI, but his hair skills seemed to be going in a great direction. So in that day, leaving Querardo to do his own thing, Samuel gave Fermín an odd request: To help him style his own hair. Until that point, Fer had only styled himself, so he was a bit unsure at first to proceed or not. But at the end of the day, Samuel had become a great friend of his... There was no way he would refuse.

The makeover went swiftly. And by the time Fermin had ended, Samuel went from having bangs covering his foreheads, to the updo hairstyle that he has until today. Also those strange yet iconic sideburns that somehow resemble bull horns. Samuel was happy with it, Fermín was happy with the results, but besides deepening their bond much further, something within Fer started to grow.

It was already known to him he was different from his family in more than one way. Be it by beliefs, his rebellious spirit, his dislike of bullfights, and now by what he preferred as a partner. Of course, being still a teen, he didn't had anything set in stone. But this would lead him to sometimes sneak out at the local library in hopes to learn something of the so-called "LGBT". Given his environment he didn't really had anyone to talk about this topic, and even the thought about telling his mother "I like boys" made him worried about the worst case scenario. So, this was a situation he had to deal with his own hands.

Unfortunately, when your crush is just "toxic masculinity" personified, things are going to be tricky; and more with the prejuices that he and his friends were raised with. Fermín knew that if he were to reveal his feelings, it would not only lead to the rupture of his friendships, but also the possible discrimination from his own family. And frankly... Being called slurs by the people he once considered close wasn't a situation he wanted to be in.

So for now, all he can do is just admire Samuel at a distance. If a chance to be closer to him arrives, he'll take it. But its not going to be easy with that dumbass lion around...

[quincyhorst]

Headcanon Potpurri, Red Matador: THE JOCKS + Fermin

A.k.a most normal Monster Energy consumers 🙄

I just realized, but by posting this, both of the main "HC series" on this blog so far (This one and Gareth's story) are just one post away to be finished. Pretty perfect coincidence, given WWC Spain vs England is tomorrow. Maybe the result will determine whose series ends first 👀

Anyways... I'll confess right away and say that these 4 consumed my brain the most out of the team; so they get the most HCs from me. Get ready. This will be fun.

First off, JOCK JUMPSCARE 😱

Ignore Toni, he's actually chill

Ok, now onto the actual headcanons:

Querardo is from Navarre (Around Tudela), and so does Samuel (His dub profile confirms he's from Pamplona/Iruña). They actually met thanks to their respective fathers, both with a close bond. In fact, Samu's father was the assistant (named "mozo de espadas" in the bullfighting world) of Querardo's father for a while, at least until they parted ways and found their respective wives. Pretty much every July, in time for the San Fermín festival, the Naval and the Mayo reunite and celebrate together.

They might not share schools, but Querardo and Samuel have a very close friendship and they enjoy every meeting as best they can. They also played together for the Spanish Community Cup, in which they were the key players that led Navarre to the trophy.

Like mentioned before, Querardo's father is a famous matador from Seville, but his mother is just another worker at the farm her family owns. Having a cozy home inbetween the wilderness, she at least had a place to raise her son at. And yes, Querardo was pretty much raised alongside mother nature :')

Samuel's parents have pretty normal lives, and I guess their son too. However, upon some years ago, his father had an almost fatal injury that left him incapacitated, only being able to move in a wheelchair. Said injury's origin is attributed to a running of the bulls, a simple incident. Or so it seems.

Meanwhile, as for Davi... His fathers are huge fans of soccer like him, but messier. His father is a Barcelona Orb fan, his mother a Gran Madrid fan. They act surprisingly peaceful when a VS happens, BUT their discussions get heated whenever they talk about what team will their son join in the future. They are perhaps TOO supportive for his own good.

...Truth is, Davi just wants to keep his options open, man. Hell, he isn't even of a particular team. He likes all teams, and all he wants is to support local talent no matter the colors. As long as it is from ESPAÑITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

...Yeah, Davi is very passionate about spanish soccer as a whole. VERY. And inspired by his japanese profile, he is very openly competitive with the other countries. I don't think he's either a good winner or loser unfortunately

He's from Madrid, so his bond isn't as deep as Samuel + Querardo's at first glance. However even before the FFI started, Davi bonded well with the field forward and so with the captain, to the point he was quickly integrated into the group when Redomata was formed.

Alternatively it would be cute if he met them from before BUUUUUT. Not sure yet.

However like on previous potpurri, him belonging there doesn't stop him with intereacting with others; in fact he's quite more sociable than the other SS Trio members (That's saying a lot).

Davi gets the best with the midfielders, mainly because of Joan and his easy-going atitude. Pedro and Igor are quite stupid at times but the forward doesn't like being rude with them, given they remind him of his little sister. And Mikel, uh...

Yeah, it's time to talk about something I owed here. Unfortunately as the FFI progresses, Davi starts to notice that despite being a main field player, unfortunately his skill level wasn't the best, or at least nor the required one for the exigences of RM's rivals. With each match, Davi started to be more and more exigent with himself, wishing to be at other's levels. But the fact that barely anything came from this left him pretty resentful. And for a while, that resentment manifested in envy on those who were better than him. Mikel being one of those, unfortunately. So, he became pretty competitive with his teammates as well, but to such an extent it was getting quite frustrating for them too. And yes, this also added to the SS rivarly with Los Bellos. Oops.

...At least Brockenborg was the perfect slap in the face for him, making him accept his imperfections and seek a better future instead.

Being fair the whole trio went throught the most during the whole tournament, and with a reason (?)

And now, about the final member... Fermín is Querardo's cousin, the keeper's father being the younger brother of Gloria Ilarregui. When their child was born, he insisted to do all the required paperwork to make Fer carry his mother's surname first. And with a reason, she's literally a worldwide karate star.

Unfortunately, the relationship between cousins isn't the best, since since childhood Querardo would always pick on Fer by his huge appearance, and things got slightly worse by him choosing to style himself after a bull. Yeah, the matador jokes are endless when these two are together.

Fer has tried all he could to ignore that, but there's some truth hidden to it: Unlike a huge chunk of his family, he's actually VERY uncomfortable with bullfighting. But he feels often nervous of speaking out in front of his fanatic father, his equally as passionate uncle, AND his matador-on-training cousin. Yes, he is taller and even looks as old as any of the adults, but at the end of the day Fermín is still a 15 year old teen. And a pretty misunderstood one.

This is why when the FFI happened, Fer's spot on Querardo's circle was replaced by Davi soon enough. With him joining on the middle of the FFI he's often pursued by this group, but he'd rather keep his distance for now. Then again, out of the three he only has a good relationship with Samuel. They respect -and understand- each other.

Fer is still unsure how to feel about his other teammates, but he's glad the defenders seem to care about him. Rafael in particular wants him to join in their group the same way he does with Juan. Plus... They are technically the only RM players who do interact outside of a hissatsu, y'know...

His most peculiar relationship is with... Laudelino however, since for some reason he calls him his "Sancho Panza" and wants to bring him to his adventures. Fer does NOT share his way of thinking at all, so its messy.

Overall, maybe Liocott is the perfect spot for both cousins to talk out things better... Maybe. If they don't try to kill each other during the tournament, first of all (?

If you came to the end, thank you, here's a meme for you &lt;3

[quincyhorst]

Broke: It's gonna be may

WOKE: Va a ser

[quincyhorst]

This text below was from a reblog I did of Samuel's backstory; not sure to call it an addition or a prior change. Decided to give it its own post since its brief and because the original post is... Quite long. Still a recommended read if you want to understand the text below.

Most of the key events on this backstory happened during the "running of the bulls", the most well known part of the Encierro festival. However this run finds its end on the Pamplona bullring, where the runners can find relief and the bulls are led to their stables. At least that's what's expected to happen, because unfortunately anyone can easily taunt the animals and make them run through the arena for a while. And in some cases you can just notice how confused the bull seems :(

Nonetheless, this gave me an idea for a slight change on Samuel's backstory: What if the "fight" VS the bull happened there? Instead of taking a detour the angered animal continued the road established in the run, entering a bullring filled of terrified people, the police trying to maintain order, and of course, a small child torn into running away for safety or staying in the chaos. He was originally meant to escape, but upon seeing someone's life being endangered, Samuel decided to step up and face the animal despite the prior consequences.

Dunno. This could be a different way to see it.

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To compensate a bit for the short addition, here's a separate headcanon for Samuel: On the original post I also mentioned his younger self enjoyed to read too, and it was something that usually went hand in hand with drawing. He would read books with cool dragons in them, and he would later spend his time ilustrating them carefully (At least according to what an 8 year old can achieve). There's times he would even try to draw the biblical "dragons" too, product of a very religious upbringing 😭

His mother still keeps few of his art pieces on her desk, given most of Samuel's drawings were also made as gifts. But other than that... It's just a hobby he abandoned after the incident™️. Don't expect him to ever show his old drawings to others, not even to other fans of his favorite sagas...

(Edit June 2025: Just fixed the stupidest typo I've ever done OMG. I'm so sorry for anyone who read the original sentence 💀

[quincyhorst]

Some Concering Things About (Manga) Samuel Mayo: The Post

Some add-on to the previous Samuel post. This draft was originally meant to combine his profile analysis too, yet that ended up being dispersed in previous posts. So this will be focusing only on manga!Samuel and few stuff I originally wanted to say on his backstory.

Overall... Samuel in the overall Yabuten manga is weird. He just randomly goes to bully some keeper children just because of their nationality (🤨), shoots twice to flex on them, and gets humilliated in BOTH occassions. And worst part is that we just don't see him again...

But while I was reading his chapter, there's some particular things that stood out with me.

First off the initial context; Samuel comes to Endou during his quest of catching 100 shoots. When he appears, he seems to inspire fear on the crowd, to the point one of the passerbies straight up introduces him the following way:

アイツは激しいプレイでたくさんのケガ人を出しているあぶないFWだ！ He is a dangerous forward who has injured many people through his intense play!

DeePL translates this phrase quite differently, but I do believe that Google Translate's the more accurate one, mainly because the word "ケガ人" means wounded person. Either way, I feel like you know what's going on: Samuel has injured many, many people on the field, enough for even some random to know about it. Worrying.

(He also very rude towards footballs >:( )

Also, said previous passerby also tries to warn Endou when he accepts to catch Samuel's shoot.

あいつのシュートは危険だ！ That guy's shot is dangerous!

For a non-player to be THAT worried of Samuel and his aggresive play, it makes one wonder 1- How did RM pass to Liocott on this specific scenario, BUT ALSO 2- Why Samuel does keep his position on a national selection. Seriously (Unless he got a red card and this is his way of coping. LMAO)

One last line that honestly concerns me a lot comes from Samuel himself after he uses his hissatsu Dragon Ground/Land Dragon/whatever.

荒ぶる牛をも倒すこのシュート。 "This shot can knock down even a raging cow."

...I genuinely don't want to know HOW he came to that conclusion. I really don't want to.

I'm aware this is Inazuma, the franchise where 13 year old bear killers exist, plus some instances where animals are fought on by other characters. And to add, we're ALSO at the Tenya Yabuno manga, where things are more hashtag hardcore. So it wouldn't be too surprising (Although horrifying) that in that Ina11's Spain there might have happened the situation of literal soccer bullfighting.

I mean, in the same manga Endou brings a bull to train... Who knows, maybe Red Matador did the same too, but it went south (?

Either way, I think that's all what we gotta say about Samu for now. If his manga profile truly shows the personality he's meant to have, then that's... Something to say the least. Specially when removing the backstory I did for him. I actually don't know to say if I like him or not.

But hey... Remember that every medium of Ina11 tends to play by its own rules at times, so... You don't have to worry much if you want to go a different route than what's shown here.

Personally, in my setting Samuel is a bit too rough when attacking, yes, but not enough to cause actual injuries. </3

...Okay, bye for now. Here's a random happy Samuel for ya >:D

Bonus.

We in Spain are called 'red matadors'.

...

[quincyhorst]

Samuel's Backstory

(If you know nothing about my already written headcanons for Samuel, I recommend you to read here)

After being a "mozo de espadas" for so long, Samuel's father returned to his homeland, Navarre, and dedicated himself to other taurine festivities. He soon became prolific at the "concursos de recortes" (No darn idea how to translate this on english), acts which instead of fighting the bull, the recortador had to instead avoid its hits by jumping above the animal or avoiding them with precision. Since little Samu and his mother assisted every single show of his, we could say the admiration bond between father and son was even bigger than that of León Naval and Que (Who would spectate most bullfights by TV).

Speaking of Querardo, we could say Samuel admired him too in an extent. They couldn't be with each other all the time except with few meetings, and in all of those Samu was impressed by his friend's bullfighting moves, and the passion for the dream he supposedly held. However it was when comparing himself when things took a sour turn. Unlike Que, Samu at that time was often meek and not very active, being more interested on looking than afar than getting into the action. His interests themselves were more "passive", as he would spend most of his time reading or drawing alone. But this had its consequences, such as being an easy target for bullies at school. It wasn't until Fermín saved him one day, that it was when Samuel realized his own lack of strength.

Gradually, it started to affect him. His father was a great recortador, his best friend would be a future matador, and even his other buddy was braver than him. Why couldn't he be stronger? What was stopping him from also standing up to danger like the rest? With such a low image of himself, it was obvious the glass of water would collapse. And it did, on the worst way possible.

If there was a thing that had always interested him, were the Encierros/Running of the Bulls of San Fermin festival, in which both men and women would defy death while running from fierce bulls across the streets. Being a spectator until now, also seeing his father participate in them, the desire of soon being able to run there started to make him excited. It was just the perfect way he could prove himself. Yet unfortunately that dream was still farther away, given Encierros were only allowed for adults (And kids his age could only run from fake bulls).

And this is where the profile split happens. On the dub, the Running of the Bulls remains that, just a dream.

"This plucky Pamplonica dreams of one day showing his mettle at the Running of the Bulls."

But on the japanese version, well...

牛追い祭で牛と真っ向から勝負したという伝説の持ち主。 "Legend has it that he went head-to-head with a bull in a bull-driving festival." (DeePL) "He is the subject of a legend that he competed head-on with a bull at a bull-running festival." (Google Translate)

Yeah, he most likely sneaked in one of those Encierros and broke the law lol.

I think its interesting to mention the "Legend" part of the profile, because in a way it does make the credibility of this event more ambiguous. Did it really happen? Or was something invented? Hell, I could even see this as just something Samuel would invent as to look cooler by others (?

But given this is Inazuma, and the most bizarre method is always the one used... Yeah... Most likely happened. (And its this scenario which will be discussing).

Something curious to say is that since I don't fully know japanese and rely on translators, I can't 100% fully interpret the original profile; which that can get risky as there is some... Strange wording. I refer to the "he went head-to-head with a (or the) bull(s)", which could either imply:

He "fought" on the sense that he was running away from them

He fought one. Literally. Yet another Pamplona law broken. (Leave the darn bulls alone!!!)

...I'll leave this one open to interpretation. I'd rather have the first option however, the second one just adds even more salt to the huge wounds Red Matador has as spanish representation. These kids are literally hurting bulls and I hate that 😭

Either way, returning to my own interpetation...

Years ago pre-FFI, in the only San Fermin where neither the Naval or the Sanchez couldnt assist... Be it by bad luck or a personal choice, soon Samuel found himself running from the bulls that day, to the horror and outrage of everyone watching. Even if the authorities themselves soon stepped in and tried to save the child, somehow little Samuel started to show an incredible skill at running, being able to avoid both bulls or cops' hands with ease. Hell, even the spectators themselves soon found torn on screaming for the wellbeing of the child, or cheering on his unusual bravery. Even that little Samuel, stuck between possible life or death, felt in a way he had never experienced before.

But this joy didn't last forever. At some point, a clueless drunk tourist had angered one of the animals, becoming more aggresive and dangerous with its hits. Realizing the danger, Samuel was soon ready to leave and go back with mom, but noticing the bull had taken a detour as to follow a female runner made him change his mind. Eager to be known as a hero, he catched up to the chase alongside the authorities, even when the poor woman had become cornered. Before anyone could react, Samuel's desires of doing the greater good got twisted enough to do the unthinkable: Trying to hold the bull by the horns. Of course, reality hit him back like a truck, with the animal sending him off with incredible force.

However, before he suffered a fatal impact, his father Jorge ran up to catch him in the air. Seeing everything his own child had done left him speechless, but even he knew it was his task to step up as an adult. So, he went and distracted the beast, giving enough time for both the woman and Samuel to escape. But before he could be the one reaching for safety, a failed dash made him recieve an horrible hit that broke his bones apart. Even if he had enough medical staff to rescue him (Plus the same rescued woman was willing to pay any medical fees as a thank you), nothing was able to cure what the animal had caused. Jorge Mayo had lost his hability to walk.

Of course, the other parent of Samuel wasn't happy with this. She wouldn't stop bombarding her son with questions, all so she could get anything of what was going on her child's mind that way (Like I've said, him getting into the run by choice or by accident is not defined yet). Not even herself could believe her eyes, that the shy boy she had raised was willing to die like that. Moreover, regardless of Samu's reasons, Jorge step up to defend his child one last time, saying it might as well been by accident and that he had been stuck on a constant 'flight or fight' phase. Maite struggled to accept that defense, but soon enough she swallowed it up as to give herself re-assurance that Samuel was NOT that way.

Moreover, when Samuel asked his father why he had covered up his actions...

"Despite everything, what you did back on that run was increidible. I'm proud my boy has such strong guts as I, haha. But if you ever are to test them once more, all I ask is to avoid endangering anyone"

It took time to accept it, but soon Samuel decided to live with that excuse. Even if seeing his father being unable to perform again started to accumulate quite the guilt on him. It didn't help that he did interpret the moral in his own way. For him, it wasn't "getting into the Encierros" his mistake, but his "true fault" relied on the fact that he hadn't been strong enough to fend off that bull. If he had been as strong as his father and his friends, his father would not have ended in a wheelchair. But no. Aganist that bull, he had been weak. And no matter how time went on, he was barely able to forgive himself for that.

But as to cope, he promised himself something: To become stronger and stronger until the time to face off a bull again came. Didn't matter the method, or the speed of the progress. But the meek 9 y.o Samuel would cease to exist from now on.

At least, the event had its pros. It didn't just break him out of his shell, it straight up pulverized it. From that point on Samuel became more willing to try new things, more extroverted, and in Querardo's eyes: "More cooler!!!". That being said, neither his friends nor most of the public knew what actually happened that day; buying all into Jorge's lies of all being just an accident. Nonetheless, around the streets of Pamplona, Samuel's name still spreads around as the "child who ran with the bulls". Though, comparing appearances of the boy back then and FFI!Samuel does shock most people. I mean, to think that 4-5 years before the FFI, he used to look like this:

Puberty hit right him like a bull...