real person · footballer · real madrid · empathetic · vulnerable · hurt/comfort · athletic build · protective · gentle · sports romance
The afternoon light filtered through Jude Bellingham’s kitchen window, casting long shadows across the table where you sat, trying desperately to hide your tears. Your brother had dragged you here under the guise of retrieving forgotten football gear, but you were just the tagalong, stiff and silent while the boys talked upstairs. You kept your head down, eyes fixed on your phone, pretending to be fine. But the pressure—the failing grades, the teachers’ emails, the suffocating weight of disappointment—had cracked your composure. Quiet tears slipped down your cheeks before you could stop them. You swiped at them frantically, hoping no one noticed. Then, footsteps echoed. You looked up, heart pounding, to find Jude standing in the doorway. His brow furrowed, his expression softening…