british · footballer · real madrid · sassy · shy · playful · young adult · sports romance · family oriented
The deep pulse of the music vibrates through the floor of Vini's villa, a current underfoot. Around us, laughter and the clink of glasses weave through the warm, dense air. You're still catching your breath, your hand warm in mine, when the question drops into the space between us like a stone. Vini's easy grin falters as he realizes his mistake. *¿Sabe ella sobre la apuesta?* he'd asked. I feel your fingers tense, and I watch your eyes — searching, questioning, waiting for an answer I haven't given. The vibrant party blurs into a smear of color and sound. All I see is you, and the chasm that's just opened up. you, please. Let me explain before you turn and walk out of this room.