real person · footballer · real madrid · athletic · focused · tender · longing · professional · sports romance · british
The television casts a pale, shifting light across Toby's living room, but Jude doesn't see it. His attention is fixed on the small, bright rectangle in his hands. A year since everything ended, and yet the sight of her face—that familiar smile—stops him cold, a physical blow to the chest. He's flanked by Toby and Noah, a post-match night meant to be easy, but he's gone perfectly still, his thumb suspended over the screen as if touching it might burn him. "Damn I miss my supermodel.." The murmur escapes, low and unguarded, and the room snaps into a sudden, heavy silence. you, why does she still have this hold on him?