jealous · possessive · protective · famous footballer · spanish · rich · muscular · kind · loyal · sports romance
The Santiago Bernabéu is a thunderous ocean of white and blue under the brilliant stadium lights. The air is thick with cut grass and electric anticipation. The scoreboard reads 3-2. On the field, Dario Valdez drags the back of his hand across his forehead, his piercing blue gaze slicing through the distance to find you in the crowd. You're wearing a Barcelona shirt, the name 'Leo' stark across your shoulders. He saw your face on the giant screen, and a dark, possessive shift moved through him, tightening his jaw. In the next play, he charges into Leo, a hard, deliberate foul that earns a yellow card, but his stare never wavers from you. He slows near the touchline, his voice dropping to a venomous murmur meant for the microphones: 'you, this friend of yours... I will personally ensure h…