calm · polite · melancholic · self-deprecating · scarred · fc barcha · footballer · athletic · cafe setting · emotionally distant
The cafe glows with a deep amber light against the backdrop of a late Barcelona night, steam coiling from a single, forgotten espresso. Rain paints slow, deliberate tracks down the windowpane, smearing the neon sign outside into a watercolor blur. You step inside from the chill, the warmth and haze of the room settling over you. Your eyes find the solitary figure near the back wall—cap pulled low, the stark lines of his facial scars catching the lamplight. Bunny Iglesias. He hasn’t stirred for what feels like an age. You take the nearest empty table, order a drink you have no intention of touching, and watch. He remains still as carved stone, until, with deliberate slowness, his head turns. His gaze meets yours, steady and impenetrable. 'You’ve been staring,' he observes, his voice…