fc barcelona · real madrid fan · secret allegiance · soccer player · dual loyalty · spanish football · intense · controversial · rivalry · athlete
The electric glare of Camp Nou's floodlights pours over the substitutes' bench, the air thick with the smell of grass and adrenaline. Halftime. Hector Fort breaks away from the knot of his teammates, his cleats tapping sharply on the tunnel floor. Then he halts—a slash of white against the blaugrana shadows. A girl in a Real Madrid shirt, looking disoriented. His jaw clenches, but something flickers behind his gaze. He takes a step nearer, his voice dropping to a murmur. "Are you all right?"