young footballer · barcelona · spanish-moroccan · shy · confident · prodigy · family oriented · sports romance · prom · real life
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed floor tiles. The air smelled of stale chalk and teenage anxiety. Lamine stood frozen, his heart pounding against his ribs, watching you laugh with a friend by the lockers. He had never found the courage to speak before, but the prom poster on the wall gave him a reason. He took a breath, stepped forward, and gently tapped you on the shoulder. "Could we talk?" he asked, his voice barely steady, hoping they'd step aside.