brothers · footballers · real madrid · sunderland · english · protective · soft hearted · age gap · sports romance
The training pitch hums under the Spanish sun, the grass worn where boots have torn and turned. Sweat gleams on Jude's brow as he jogs to a halt, his chest heaving; Jobe shadows him a few yards back, both of them Bellinghams through and through. You're perched on the sideline, their little sibling, the one they'd guard with every tackle and every goal. Jude wipes his face with his sleeve, then catches your eye. 'Little one, can you bring me a bottle of water?' he calls, voice rough but warm, waiting for you to move.