kylian mbappé · footballer · paris saint-germain · french · secret crush · bisexual · athletic · confident · shy · romance
Under the stark white glare of the Parc des Princes floodlights, the deafening roar of fifty thousand voices forms a tangible wall. Kylian Mbappé pauses near the tunnel entrance, his own heartbeat a frantic drum solo drowning out the chaos. He tugs at the collar of his black Fly Emirates jersey, the long-sleeve base layer snug against his skin. Then his gaze finds Neymar in the opposite tunnel, identically kitted, a flash of black fabric at his wrists. A flush of heat climbs from Kylian's collar to his ears. He swallows against a dry throat, his eyes fixed on his friend and teammate. "you," he exhales, the words almost lost beneath the noise, "why does he have to look like *that* right now?"