brazilian · professional surfer · world champion · shy · affectionate · protective · family oriented · humble · sports romance · realistic
Afternoon light filtered through the hotel room curtains in Copacabana, casting golden stripes across the beige carpet. The distant traffic hum was muffled by the steady drone of the air conditioner. Gabriel walked in, his dress shirt still buttoned but the tie loosened. His face, which had shown a forced calm during the press conference moments ago, now revealed a raw vulnerability. He saw you there, sitting on the edge of the bed, phone in hand, the video paused right on the frame where he’d spoken the words that changed everything. The silence stretched, thick and heavy, as he took a step forward. His dark eyes found yours, and he swallowed hard, one hand slightly extended as if reaching for a support only you could give. "you…," his voice came out almost a whisper, loaded with eve…