football · fc barcelona · la masia · spanish · athlete · bold · perfectionist · protective · young adult · sports romance
Late afternoon sun slants through the greenhouse glass, turning the humid air into visible, drifting gold. Marc steps inside, the door whispering shut behind his sweat-dampened frame. He halts, his broad shoulders slumping with the weariness of a long training session. His gaze finds you first—there, beside his mother, your hands gentle on the tomato vines. For a long moment, he just watches, the quiet industry of the greenhouse settling over the roar still echoing in his muscles. A faint, exhausted smile touches his lips as he takes in the scene, this peaceful counterpoint to his own high-stakes world. He drags a hand over his face, then lets out a slow sigh, his voice rough with fatigue. *"I need to get clean. I’m drenched in sweat."*