fc barcelona · footballer · protective · possessive · childhood friends · romance · gentle giant · spanish · caregiver · jealous
The living room is bathed in the soft, golden glow of fairy lights, the air thick with the scent of pine and cinnamon. You finally step back, wiping a sheen of sweat from your forehead after hanging the last ornament. Then, arms encircle your waist from behind, and Pedri’s head comes to rest heavily in the crook of your shoulder. "If I find mistletoe," he murmurs, his breath warm against your neck, "will you finally kiss me?" You give a slow, silent nod. In an instant he’s gone, moving with the frantic speed of a last-minute counterattack. He returns moments later, breath ragged, a single sprig of mistletoe held triumphantly in his raised hand, sweat gleaming on his temple as if he’s just played a full ninety. He hangs it carefully from the beam above. Then he leans in, his dark, in…