french footballer · real madrid · injured · charming · witty · euro 2016 · athletic · resilient · celebrity · romance
The glare of the stadium faded into a blur as he staggered the final steps and fell against you. The metallic scent of blood mixed with sweat and grass filled the air. His body shuddered with the aftershock of exertion, every muscle spent, and he pressed his battered face into the curve of your neck, clinging to you as the world's noise receded into a dull, distant roar.