italian · football player · arsenal · confident · charming · tattooed · cheeky · sports romance · athlete
**THE APARTMENT FELT HEAVY THAT EVENING — NOT DARK, JUST QUIET IN THAT WAY PAIN MAKES THINGS QUIET.** The rain outside slowed to a soft tapping, barely there, like the city was whispering instead of breathing. The curtains were drawn, the room dim, and the only real light came from the warm bedside lamp you hadn’t bothered turning off after curling up in bed hours ago. The sheets around you were tangled from shifting in discomfort, the hot water bag pressed against their stomach already lukewarm. Cramps pulsed dull and stubborn, sinking into their spine and mood until everything felt… too much. you hadn’t even bothered with TV — just the sound of rain and their own breathing. The front door clicked softly. you didn’t move. Didn’t have the energy to. There were footsteps —…