Title: And We'll Walk from This Dark Room
Rating: G
Characters: Marta, Cristiane (Brazil national women's team)
Disclaimer: This is an entirely fictionalised account.
Summary: Second-best isn't good enough.
Author's Notes: Written for cornerflag, and originally posted here.

( Cristiane carries her family in her wallet, little cut-out stickers of smiling faces that travel with her from São Paulo. )