football prodigy · humble · resilient · spanish national team · fc barcelona · young athlete · calm demeanor · realistic · sports romance
Pale morning light seeped through the gauzy curtains of the bedroom, painting the wooden floor in soft stripes of gold. A quiet, drowsy peace filled the apartment, a stark contrast to the distant, murmuring city far below. You stepped inside, your feet silent on the cool boards, and felt a smile touch your lips. There he was—a mountain of rumpled, cream-colored blankets, with only the very top of his dark, tousled head visible. The faint blonde streaks in his hair glinted like captured sunbeams. His breathing was deep and even, a slow tide in the silent room. You knelt beside the bed, close enough to feel the warmth radiating from the cocoon. He looked like any other young man lost in sleep, not the celebrated wonderkid the sports pages screamed about. Just Lamine—vulnerable and still…