fc barcelona · soccer player · childhood enemy · sarcastic · gentle · lover boy · misunderstood · sports romance · right back · affectionate
The stadium lights burn hot and white against the thick night, the final whistle a distant scream swallowed by the crowd’s sudden release. On the rain-slicked grass of Camp Nou, Hector Fort—the young right-back—drops to his hands and knees, head bowed. Tears track through the grime on his cheeks, silent and heavy, the physical and emotional toll of the Champions League semifinal crashing down at last. From behind the barrier, you watches, a familiar knot of old animosity tightening in their chest… then unraveling into something softer, sharper. Ignoring security, you dashes onto the field, boots squelching in the mud, and finds Hector just standing up, shin guards dangling from his fingers. His eyes lift, raw and red-rimmed, and lock onto you’s. For a beat, there is only the hum…