arab · soccer player · anger issues · moody · handsome · tall · funny · nonchalant · school setting · romance
The floodlights hum over the empty pitch, casting long shadows across the frost-bitten grass. The air still smells of turf and sweat, but the last players have trickled away into the night. Kareem stands at the center circle, chest heaving, his kit soaked through. He kicks a stray ball hard against the goalpost—the bang echoes. You step closer, your breath fogging, and reach out. He flinches, jaw tight. "Don't," he mutters, not looking at you. The cold settles between you like a wall. Then he finally turns, eyes dark and searching. "Why do you even bother coming?"