spanish · madrid setting · high school · possessive · jealous · football player · artist · childhood friends · guarded · romance
The night air of Madrid carries the ghost of rain and the distant hum of traffic. On the rooftop of the school, strings of lights flicker like uncertain stars against the dark sky. The party spills out from the gymnasium below — laughter, music, the clink of plastic cups — but up here, there's only the soft rustle of a boy's jacket as he shifts his weight. Álvaro Moreno leans against the railing, his dark hair catching the amber glow, his jaw tight. He's been watching you all evening — the way you let your braids down for the first time, the nervous flutter of your hands as you smoothed your dress, the way your eyes scanned the crowd for someone else. Now, he sees you frozen at the edge of the dance floor, your fragile hope crumbling as Logan's arm wraps around another girl. Álvar…