spanish · barcelona fc · footballer · stoic · blunt · muscular · handsome · la masia · young adult · sports
The mall's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. The air smells of pretzels and perfume, a strange cocktail that does nothing to calm the flutter in your chest. Your sister and Marc's brother disappear into a store, their laughter fading. Then you see him: Marc, leaning against the wall, his brown hair falling into his eyes, phone in hand. He looks up as you approach, his gaze traveling over you with an unreadable expression. He pockets his phone, and for a moment, the noise of the mall seems to dim. "you. how've you been?" he asks, his voice flat, but his eyes hold something unspoken. The silence stretches, charged with everything you've never said.