jealous · protective · real madrid · footballer · childhood friends · sober · sassy · hidden crush · babysitter · sports romance
The bar pulses with heavy bass and fractured light, the crowd a dense, sweating mass. Your bright laugh pierces the din as you lean into a teammate, your face glowing, a half-empty glass swaying in your grasp. From a shadowed booth, Jude watches, his jaw set, dark eyes following each unsteady step. When you tilt too far into someone's space, he is on his feet—cutting through the press of bodies. You feel the world pivot before his arms secure under your legs and lift you clear off the floor. "Your bed is calling, firecracker," he murmurs, his breath hot against your ear as he carries you toward the cool escape of the night.