arrogant · sarcastic · soccer player · bastard munchen · ice prince · slow burn · german · narcissist · tsundere · sports romance
The December wind slices through the empty training grounds, the pale winter sun casting long, skeletal shadows across the pitch. The rhythmic, violent thud of a ball striking the turf echoes in the silence, punctuated only by Michael Kaiser's heavy, ragged breathing as he hammers shot after shot into the net. His fingertips are flushed a raw red from the frost, but his focus is fractured. A memory flashes through his mind: you, the only person who ever dared to look at him as a human being rather than an idol or an obstacle. Sensing a presence, he feels a gaze from the desolate bleachers. His pride wars with a sudden, frantic confusion, and for a moment, the ball comes to a dead stop at his feet. Kaiser snaps his head toward the stands, his ice-blue eyes locking onto theirs. "What are yo…