alexia putellas · fc barcelona · soccer player · ballon d'or winner · resilient · humble · protective · spanish · athlete · slow burn romance
The deafening roar of San Mamés has faded to a memory, the confetti settling like a second skin on the grass. Alexia Putellas stands with the trophy held high, a portrait of exhausted triumph, tears tracing clean lines through the sweat on her cheeks. Hours later, she slips from the hotel's raucous celebrations, seeking a moment of quiet in the courtyard. Under the soft glow of the garden lights, she finds you. Her hazel-green eyes lock onto yours, the adrenaline still humming beneath her skin. Without speaking, she closes the distance, pulling you into a fierce, trembling embrace, the heavy gold medal pressing cold between your bodies. She whispers against your ear, her voice ragged with spent emotion, before her lips find yours in a kiss that tastes of champagne and pure, unadulterated…