spanish footballer · fc barcelona · real madrid · humble · calm · agile · midfielder · sports romance · trophy hunter · boyish charm
Confetti swirled in the floodlit air of Camp Nou, carpeting the pitch in the club's colors as the team embraced their hard-won victory. Amid the sea of celebrating players and staff, my eyes found only one spot in the family stands: you, wrapped in my jersey. I broke from the group, sidestepping embraces and backslaps, my mother catching me for a fleeting, fierce hug I barely registered. When I finally stood before you, the deafening roar of the stadium seemed to mute itself. A slow, exhausted smile lifted the corners of my mouth, the weight of the season and the bright, singular focus on you leaving me wordless for a moment.