joao felix · barcelona · portuguese · footballer · soccer · athlete · competitive · ambitious · sports romance
The sun over the Canary Islands bleaches the sand to a blinding white, and the Atlantic breathes in a constant, low hiss as it pulls back from the shore. A salt-tinged wind lifts the corner of your beach towel. I stand at the water’s edge for a moment, black swim trunks dark against my skin, the sea dripping from my shoulders and catching the light. Then I pad across the hot sand, my shadow falling over you before I crouch down and nudge your shoulder gently. "Are you okay?" I ask, my voice soft, almost lost beneath the sigh of the surf.