andrĆ© lamoglia.Ā he/him.Ā cis male.Ā Ā āŗĀ spottedĀ atĀ theĀ metĀ steps,Ā Ā nicolasĀ ānicoāĀ salazar,Ā mostĀ likelyĀ listeningĀ toĀ liveĀ foreverĀ by Ā oasisĀ Ā withĀ theirĀ airpodsĀ pro.Ā theĀ twenty Ā twoĀ Ā yearĀ oldĀ gainedĀ quiteĀ aĀ reputation,Ā knownĀ toĀ beĀ - competitiveĀ Ā yetĀ + humbleĀ toĀ anyoneĀ whoĀ knowsĀ them.Ā you'llĀ easilyĀ spotĀ themĀ whenĀ youĀ hearĀ aboutĀ training Ā until Ā the Ā sun Ā goes Ā down Ā and Ā crying Ā if Ā there's Ā a Ā defeat, Ā long Ā walks Ā in Ā rio Ā de Ā janeiro,Ā being Ā the Ā 'fun Ā uncle', Ā carrying Ā an Ā entire Ā team Ā on Ā your Ā back,Ā followedĀ byĀ invictus Ā victory Ā byĀ paco Ā rabanne.Ā latestĀ nepoupdatesĀ articleĀ talksĀ aboutĀ lateĀ night Ā out Ā with Ā brazilian Ā soccerĀ team Ā ends Ā in Ā a Ā nightmare Ā injury Ā for Ā salazar Ā ā Ā will Ā he Ā ever Ā play Ā again?,Ā butĀ iĀ guessĀ anyĀ reputationĀ isĀ goodĀ reputation.Ā Ā
basic stats ;
ā¶ full name:Ā nicolas thiago mael salazar ā¶ nicknames: goes by nico, his teammates and soccer fans would call him āmeninoā which is basically boy in portuguese ( he was the youngest guy on his team ) ā¶ three things he likes: mango with salt and lemon, dogs, luan santana ā¶ three things he dislikes:Ā lazy people, dirty fingernails, soda ā¶ gender: cis male ā¶ height: 5 ā 11 ā¶ age: twenty two ā¶ birthday: october 9, 2000 ā¶ zodiac: libra sun, aquarius moon, libra ascendant ā¶ right handed or left handed: left handed ā¶ eye color: brown ā¶ hair color: light brown ā¶ piercings and tattoos: left earlobe pierced, the nameĀ ānataliaā tattooed on his inner right bicep in small typewriter font ( older sisters name ), small soccer ball tattoo with cleats on his wrist, brazilian flag and country in color on his inner left bicep ā¶ languages spoken: portuguese ( brazilian portuguese, also native tongue ), spanish, and english ā¶ sexuality / romantic orientation: homosexual / homoromanticĀ ( very recently came out ) ā¶ place of birth:Ā porto alegre, brazil ā¶ last five songs listened to: vocĆŖ de mim nĆ£o sai by luan santana, live forever by oasis, vou falar que nĆ£o quero by vitor fernandes, eu, vocĆŖ, o mar e ela by luan santana, glorious by andreas johnson ā¶ five aesthetics: beat up soccer cleats, a great dane named rio, a silence so loud it echoes through the walls, chipped black nail polish, homemade pĆ£o de queijo ( brazilian cheese bread ) ā¶ character inspo: adam groff from sex education, cruz carvalho from elite, prince wilhelm from young royals
background story ;
nicolas, or nico, as he prefers to be called, was born into an upperclass family, being the youngest child of marisol and esteban salazar, and the younger brother of nataliaĀ
his father wanted to drop on him what he could never convince himself to do, and that was soccer. to nico, his family didnāt know a lot of things, but esteban did know one thing Ā ā Ā he wanted his youngest son to be everything he never could have been
since nico had a sense of judgment, heās been playing soccer. heās basically been kicking a ball around since before he could even run, being officially enrolled in a team when he was only two years old
since he could remember, heās felt a huge amount of pressure from both his parents to be the best, the usualĀ ābe the player your father could never beā being thrown his way more times than not, and truthfully, despite the fact that soccer was basically thrown at him and wasnāt something he chose, nico really did like soccer. slowly but surely, it turned into his passion, something he would use as an escape from his overwhelming parents. he could always sayĀ āiām gonna go to practiceā and suddenly, his parents were off his ass about everything
as time went on, nico realized how muchĀ he wanted to do this for the rest of his life. he also felt the pressure from his parents, the mindset that if he didnāt make it, he was just as bad as his older sibling, or his sister. truthfully, nico rarely ever knew where he stood at with his parents. one day they were proud of him for being the best on his team, the next they were screaming at him because he didnāt play up to their standards. nico, having a very go with the flow, non-argumentative personality, went along with what they said, telling himself that if he did make it the way he so badly desired, he would be making enough money to be far away from his parents
it was waking up at four in the morning, training for three hours, school, then training after school. on weekends, it was getting up at six am and training until 7 pm, with two forty minute breaks in between. it was beyond intense, and there was times where he would even end up sick with how hard he would go at it, but as esteban would say Ā ā Ā practice makes perfect
and well... he was right. nico was an exceptional player, honestly one of the best. when he was only ten, he joined the youth academy of santos fc. at age fourteen, he had a successful trial with spainās real madrid, and santos had to increase its spending to retain him
he made his first team debut with santos when he was sixteen, averaging a goal every other match, even winning south american footballer of the year title two years in a row, and slowly but surely, nico felt his hard work and dedication paying off. he could only dream of playing for a fifa world cup, doing this for a living for as long as he could
when heās barely nineteen, he signs a three year contract with fc barcelona after a trade with santos in exchange for fifty eight million euros, one of the most expensive soccer transfers in history. from then on out, his life drastically changed. he moved to spain, his followers on social media began blowing up, he began getting sponsorships and deals left and right ( companies like adidas and mondelĆ©z ) all wanted him as their ambassador, and nico canāt help but ask himself Ā ā Ā how did i get here?
one moment heās playing soccer on an average team, and the next heās one of the biggest faces in the game, and honestly?Ā even though itās everything he could have wanted and more, it gives him anxiety because now not only does he feel pressure from his parents, but he also feels pressure from everyone else, practically carrying an entire team on his back at such a young age
heās a huge example of āiām not sure how this happenedā because really?Ā even though he worked his ass off and it was something he really, really wanted, in the back of his mind, he didnāt think he would be one of the chosen few to get this far. quickly, nico began to realize how much attention he received just because he was a well known, pretty face, an official professional athlete. he went from people not giving him a second glance, to everyone wanting to be his best friend, and itās around this time that he realizes just how much female attention his career gave him
aside from his profession, nico is a really sweet guy with good intentions, and this, along with his hefty salary, was enough to make any girl fall for him, often times teased by his teammates on how much attention he received from girls. any guy in his shoes would be thrilled, but truthfully, nico felt like something wasnāt right, but he just didnāt know what it was
to make it clear, heās hooked up with a ton of girls, receiving aĀ āfuck boyā reputation from his teammates, pats on the back for having so muchĀ āgameā on and off the field, but deep down inside, hooking up with all of these pretty females left him feeling empty, and he didnāt know why. he wasnāt sure why he had to drink so much to get into it, he wasnāt sure if it was normal to not feel anything for any of the girls he was hooking up with, and he didnāt know why, in the middle of it all, he desperately wished it would be over
it isnāt until he meets a gay fan and his boyfriend, that something inside him clicks, and he thinks oh... thatās why, and truthfully, he isnāt sure how to deal with this newfound revelation. this realization comes to him a couple of days after his twenty first birthday, and even though deep inside his heart, he knows heās gay, he does everything in his power to try toĀ āungay himselfā ( impossible nico, but okay )
his hook ups with fans become more frequent, but each time, he further realizes that as much as he wishes he could be attracted to these females, he just isnāt, and it makes his heart hurt, especially because he knows how some of the people in this industry can be. he knows that this wouldnāt settle well with a bunch of his teammates, so as much as he wants to tell everyone, he just bottles up his feelings, and continues playing
and thatās when the famous, fifa world cup 2022 comes right around the corner, his first world cup ever, so he couldnāt be more thrilled, but we all know how that ends!
the day brazil gets eliminated, him and his teammates are so upset with the outcome of the game, they rent a mansion and get trashed on their final night in qatar. nico isnāt expecting much of it, but a night of fun soon turns into nicoās worst possible nightmare ever
! injury tw, proceed with caution or skip over this if youāre triggered ! he gets so, so drunk, he fully doesnāt remember how it happened, but according to his teammates, he was attempting to walk down a flight of stairs when he trips, loses his balance, and falls off the second story of the mansion, unfortunately, fracturing his left leg ( tibia to be more specific, his left leg is also his dominant leg ), in the process
to add drama to the mix... this is not at all what happened. he did fall off the second story and he did fracture his leg, but it wasnāt an accident. one of his teammates, second best on the team, who has always been jealous of his success and being the second best, pushed him, resulting in his fall and injury, and all of his teammates were so drunk, only one of them remembers, but is caught between loyalty towards his friend, or telling the truth out of justice. if it isnāt obvious, his teammate who vividly remembers what happened, hasnāt said anything
nico wakes up the next day in the hospital, with no recollection of what happened, left leg in a cast after he had surgery, and tragically? he feels his entire world crumble beneath him. how was he so clumsy, that he fell so badly and hurt himself this way? will he ever play again? all of these thoughts, and the possibility that he may never go back to doing what he loves, really fuck with his head
to make matters even worse, the news goes viral in no time, and he doesnāt get the privacy he so desperately needs. endless dms, text messages, facetime requests, unwanted visitors at the hospital, all of people wanting to know what happened, or to give himĀ āget well soonā messages, which frankly? is the last thing nico wanted at that moment
he goes through a period of denial, where he tries convincing himself that this didnāt happen to him, that heās dreaming and that heāll wake up and itāll all be over soon, but unfortunately, thatās not the case, and as much as he wants to resume playing, heās told to do everything in his power to get better, to see if he can play again next year... next year
instead of going back to spain, he goes to new york, where his siblings live at, to attend therapy and rehab in the states in an attempt to get better sooner. for nico, this is only temporary, as his biggest wish at the moment is to fully recover and go back to spain, to play for fcb. the move was easy for nico, he stayed with his sister for a day or two until he managed to buy himself an over the top, extravagant pent house in the upper east side. heās trying to make the best of his situation, but admittedly, what happened to him makes him deeply depressed, as he feels like his dream has been pulled from underneath him
headcanons ;
nico is a genuinely nice guy, a huge sweetheart, but heās an excellent liar. heās been lying his whole life, from pretending his straight for more than half of his life, to acting like heās perfectly fine with what happened to him. heās a yes man, but he can be a liar. to him, the less people know, the better
he has the lightest accent when speaking english, that you can tell itās not his native tongue right away. itās gotten very subtle and his english has gotten a lot better, but itās there
he loves dogs. he has a great dane he named rio ( after rio de janeiro ) who is two years old and he loves him with his whole heart. rio is a therapy dog, and has been helping him tremendously throughout this hard time heās going through
he attends physical therapy every single day, this has helped him a lot too, but he still canāt wait to go back to doing what he loves most, ever the impatient little shit
he loves the beach, makes it his business to go back to brazil or even california at least once every two months. aside from soccer, he loves to surf too
he loves music in portuguese. his first ever genuine gay crush was luan santana, a brazilian musician. nico basically loves him. has met him three times and they mutually follow each other on twitter and instagram
he was really repressed with his sexuality growing up. honestly, he has alwaysĀ āsomewhatā known heās gay, probably since before he was even a preteen, but with the way he grew up, he just denied it and told himself it was just a phase. it took him more than half of his life to come to terms with being gay, but he has officially come out this year after his injury through an instagram post, and even though he has received backlash, he no longer feels like he has to hide
the first person he has ever come out to, before publicly coming out, was his sister. they had a four hour call in july of this year and he spilled the tea to her, thinking that maybe, she might be put off by the news, but she was more than supportive. it was a very emotional phone call. nico even cried
he can be a very superficial person, in the sense that you can speak to him for a solid three hours, laughing, over a drink, thinking youāre getting to know him, but when the get together is over, itāll kind of hit you like āwow, i donāt know anything about this guyā. heās great at small talk, can talk your ear off, but he never lets it get too deep
his career claim is neymar. he has 181+ million followers on instagram, basically? neymarās career, sponsorships, etc
very shocking news, but heās somewhat of a virgin. heās had sex with a ton of girls, but he has never had sex with a guy. heās never even kissed one before, and he isnāt really sure what to do in this sense
heās very physically capable, in the sense that you can tell right away that he works out ( what kind of soccer player isnāt letās be real ). even with his injury, he lifts weights and does his best to stay somewhat active. he hates being lazy, always has to be doing something physical even if his leg currently prohibits him from doing much
heās really big on protein, kind of a health freak. heās not a vegan or vegetarian because he claims he couldĀ āneverā but heās huge on eating right, your greens, your protein, and your grains. his cheat day is on saturday, and what does he eat for his cheat day? a chocolate chip granola bar... heās literally a fucking sociopath out of all the treats to eat nico?
with his siblings, he will speak in portuguese with them, especially when he doesnāt want to be understood by other people. his thought process, in fact, is in portuguese, very proudly brazilian
he spoils his niece, rosie, so so much. he will go out and buy a custom made chanel kids purse thatās like 50k for her for literally no reason. because he doesnāt have kids, and heās not sure if he ever will, he spoils this little girl so damn much. all she has to do is point and suddenly heās buying it for her, big fun uncle energy, basically considers rosie theĀ ādaughter he will never haveā
despite having a lot of money ( legit google soccer players salaries to get an idea ), nico is a very humble guy. if he likes something, he doesnāt care if itās a luxury brand or not, but he will get it. he isnāt one to care if heās dressed from head to toe in designer things, and he doesnāt let the fame get to his head. heās always willing to take a picture with someone or sign his autograph for them, and he has a very zen like aura to him
however, he is very competitive. call it the athlete in him, but he is not a fan of losing. you will watch him go from twenty two to seven years old real quick, even if itās something as simple as a card game
wanted connections ;
i will help you through thick and thin: someone, any gender, who has maybe helped him throughout his injury. likeĀ ālet me get this for youāĀ āno sit down, iāll get itā, nico is most likely annoyed with them because he hates feeling incapable, but this muse just wants to help him
iām your biggest fan: someone who loves soccer, who loves his career? could be any gender, they could be friends or they could not be friends, but this muse thinks his career is really cool and may or may not be out there starting prayer circles for him to get better and go back out on the field as soon as possible
our dogs are best friends: a muse who has a dog as well, could be any breed of dog, who surprisingly has become best friends with his great dane, rio. they see each other at the park and when theyāre not getting bombarded with paparazziās, their dogs are out there being the best of friends
is it weird weāve hooked up before?: open to multiple females, but girls heās hooked up with in the past that he really has no feelings for. they could be friends now, they could hate him or feel used by him, anything can be plotted with this!
youāre the demon on my shoulder: a bad influence! nico is very health conscious, barely even drinks, doesnāt smoke or do any types of narcotics, so maybe this muse could peer pressure him unintentionally and be a genuine bad influence, whether itās alcohol and narcotics wise or in any other aspect
maybe weāre confidants, or maybe weāre just bored: someone who he has gotten strangely close with, that they share information back and forth. very unlike nico because heās a very private person, but theyāve created an unusual bond, basically trust buddies
whyād you only call me when youāre high?: someone nico is cool with, that once called him at three am in the morning, high off their ass, and nico went to go pick them up because they were too messed up to drive. at this point, itās become somewhat of a habit for this muse to call him at ungodly hours in the morning, fucked up and needing a friend. nico comes to pick them up every damn time, somewhat overprotective of them now, a dad friend if you must
i hate that bitches skirt, too: someone he just talks shit with. they go out and talk shit about people, judge people, this muse brings out nicoās inner bitch. they will see a poor girl walking by and rate her outfit on a scale of donate to goodwill, to ten
you were my first: open to males, but... maybe the first guy he does anything with? could be very wholesome and i feel like this would have to go off of chemistry, but it would be somewhat special to nico so the vibes would have to be just right
or we could brain storm! gonna put his birthchart below and end this here because this is too long
birthchart ;
