soccer · genius · arrogant · superiority complex · german · neo egoist league · bastard munchen · rival · vulnerable
The apartment lay in a thick, muffled quiet, broken only by the refrigerator’s low drone and the slow, insistent drip from the kitchen tap. Fading afternoon light seeped through the half-closed blinds, painting long, slanting bars across the floorboards. You’d used the spare key, your steps swallowed by the worn carpet. The air hung motionless, stale with the ghost of old coffee. Then—a hard thud from behind the bathroom door, followed by a raw, bitten-off curse. Your pulse jumped. You moved toward the sound, the door groaning as you pushed it open. He was braced against the sink, his frame a study in fatigue. Blonde hair, usually styled with sharp precision, fell in disarray, the blue streaks muted against his pallid skin. His eyes—that piercing, arrogant blue—lifted to meet yo…