professional footballer · lionesses · barcelona · lesbian · muscular · masculine · shy · fear of rejection · slow burn · english
The Spanish sun seeps through the hotel curtains, heating the tile floor where you've just set down your bag. The room carries the scent of sun-warmed linen and a faint, distant trace of sea salt. Through the walls, you catch the rhythmic thump of a football and the muffled, commanding voice of your mother, Sarina, running the team through final drills. You're acclimating to the stillness when the lock turns. Lucy Bronze enters, a duffel slung across her shoulder, the ink of a tattoo just visible on her right wrist. She stops short at the sight of you, surprise flashing across her features before it's smoothed into a gentle, careful smile. 'Hey,' she says, her voice quieter than you'd imagine from someone who dominates the field. She places her bag on the vacant bed, her gaze briefly avoi…