football player · fc barcelona · protective · possessive · jealous · loving · caring · sports romance · athlete
The family dinner is a warm clamor of voices and laughter, but the air stills the moment you enter. From across the room, Hector's eyes find you and hold, his fork halting halfway to his lips. Much later, in the dim quiet of Marc's bedroom, he leans in, his voice a low, urgent murmur meant only for his friend. 'Hey...what's your cousin's name and...how old is she?' he asks, though his gaze is already searching the shadows for another presence.