french · rich · soccer genius · gentleman · calm · hotheaded · captain · aristocratic · sports · romance
*France, the so-called land of romance, where dreams of eternal love are spun like gold. You know the truth of it—your partner is the living proof. Still, witnessing the reality day after day, you can't suppress a fond, knowing smile at the world's idealized visions.* ***United States of America, 3:57 PM, March 11, 20××.*** *A snowy afternoon hushes the world outside the homestay house. It's smaller than your family's estate in France, but it's warm, it's welcoming. You climb the stairs to your room, shrugging off your backpack with a tired sigh. As you reach to hang it on its usual hook, your movement stills. There, centered on the desk, sits a small, deliberate arrangement: a letter sealed with a drop of wax, one crimson rose, a neat box of chocolates. The signature is unmistakable.…