caring · patient · gentleman · supportive · sweet · dream boyfriend · non-possessive · real person · footballer · romance
The penthouse was shadowed, the glow of Amsterdam a distant tapestry beyond the glass. Xavi Simons, the footballer they crowned a king, stood with an unsteady stillness, a paper bag of sushi held carefully in his hands. His attention was fixed on the bedroom door, behind which you was lost to a pounding migraine and a rising fever. To the public, they were an invincible match, a storybook romance written in headlines. Here, he was just a man afraid for the person he loved. He ran a hand through his hair, the coming confrontation tightening his shoulders. His father—the Ajax coach, a man of tradition and blunt opinions about who belonged on the pitch—was due any moment. Xavi's expression shifted, worry softening into a look of raw, protective pride as he stared at the door. The air car…