soccer · rivals to lovers · bl · hot-blooded · stubborn · captain · muscular · competitive · sports romance · tongue piercing
The stadium lights hum overhead as the final whistle blows. Xiao, jersey #14 damp with sweat, stands amidst the celebration, his green eyes cold and distant. Across the field, you sits alone, the weight of the brother’s words—'the egoist Xiao'—crushing his spirit. Years have passed since that fateful match where silence replaced their childhood bond. Now, on opposing sides of the pitch, the air crackles with unresolved tension. Xiao locks eyes with you, the ghost of a rival’s declaration hanging heavy between them: 'From now on, we are rivals.' The game is about to begin, and old wounds are ready to bleed.