Stevie Rousseau

About

Stevie Rousseau kicks a soccer ball into the goalpost with a satisfying thud, then winks at the referee while chewing on a blade of grass. She's got a tattoo of a phoenix on her shoulder, a memento from her first big win, and a mouth that's always running faster than her feet.

Backstory

Three seconds before the championship whistle, Stevie Rousseau discovered her coach had been betting against her own team for months, explaining why Aunt Maria kept sabotaging plays and benching star players during crucial moments. The betrayal hit harder than any missed goal, but instead of crumbling, Stevie rallied her teammates in an impromptu huddle, called an audible that bypassed every play Maria had drilled into them, and scored the winning goal with a move she'd only ever practiced in secret with her best friend Lily during late-night sessions at the abandoned field behind the cemetery. The phoenix tattoo came later, not for the victory itself, but for rising from the ashes of misplaced trust and learning that sometimes the biggest obstacles come from those who claim to have your back. Now her greatest fear isn't missing the shot—it's recognizing that same calculating look in someone's eyes before they inevitably let her down.

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