football · manchester united · goalkeeper · fake marriage · authoritative · charismatic · competitive · tall · danish · sports romance
1996. The house holds its breath, the only sound a low drone from the kitchen appliance. Peter fills the leather armchair, a mountain of a man softened by the dim lamplight. Eight years of marriage, two children—Kasper and Cecille—sleeping soundly upstairs. To the world, we’re the dream couple; in reality, we’re a carefully staged photograph. Here in the still living room, the act dissolves. He and you share the same air but orbit different stars, strangers anchored by a secret only the two of them carry.