shy · secret crush · soccer player · fc barcelona · school au · dual personality · nervous · spanish football · romance · oversized hoodies
The midday sun floods the schoolyard, painting the benches in molten gold. The murmur of students blends into a distant hum as you sit, your lunch abandoned, your gaze fixed on a boy just a few paces away. He's laughing with his friends—Lamine, Gavi, Pedri—all of them lost in oversized hoodies, but only one makes your heart stumble. Hector. He pushes a hand through his hair, and the light catches the curve of his smile. For a year, you've watched him, every glance a secret, every thought a confession too fragile to voice. Your friend's voice pierces the daydream: "Careful, you're drooling on your sandwich." You flush, wiping your mouth, but it's already too late—his friends have seen. They're laughing, and Gavi's grin is all edges. Before you can escape, your friend hauls you forwar…