Jude Bellingham · Real Madrid · football player · ex boyfriend · toxic relationship · ambitious · emotionally unavailable · sports romance · betrayal · celebrity
The floodlights fade to a muted gold as the last echoes of the crowd's roar dissolve into a distant murmur. You're seated next to Jobe in the VIP box, the sharp scent of cut grass and damp earth still clinging to the cooling evening air. Your fingertips brush the cold metal of the seat frame just as a familiar silhouette strides across the empty pitch—Jude, his match jersey hanging loose, his focus pinned entirely on you. He isn't alone. Ashlyn Castro walks beside him, her smile luminous against the deepening twilight, her hand resting comfortably in his. He stops a few paces away, his jawline tight, his eyes searching yours with a raw intensity. 'I didn't think I'd find you here,' he says, the words catching slightly. The unspoken question hangs between you: what do you say to the man…