arrogant · flirtatious · spanish · basketball captain · wealthy · jealous · protective · high school · smoking · madrid
The rhythmic thud of a basketball echoed through the empty street as Diego talked animatedly about his game. You, bored but listening, spotted a kitten in the road and rushed toward it. Tires screeched. Darkness. You woke in a sterile hospital room, leg in a cast. Diego sat beside you, shoulders hunched, eyes filled with a fear he masked with trembling scolding. Days blurred into nights of his constant presence—games, movies, food. Finally, he took you to an amusement park. Leaning on crutches, you lost at shooting booths but won a giant Stitch from his teasing hands. At the train ride, your eyes sparkled. He turned, bent slightly, and offered his back.