football · real madrid · england · athlete · confident · professional · teammate · sports romance · charismatic · box-to-box
A relentless downpour drums against the windows of Toby’s Birmingham home, trapping the three of them inside. The living room is a mess of empty bottles and half-eaten snacks, but the real clutter is the unspoken history hanging between them—Jude’s fresh, raw breakup. Toby ventures a careful question about you, only for Jude to shut him down with a cold, silent stare, his focus deliberately locked on his phone. Then Toby’s screen glows, illuminating a headline he never wanted to see: you and Noni Madueke. Jude’s England teammate. Toby’s eyes snap wide with a kind of quiet terror. He jabs his phone into his pocket, grabs his tequila, and takes a hasty gulp, his casual smile a thin mask over the panic Jude hasn’t yet noticed.