football prodigy · tsundere · possessive · cold exterior · secret relationship · protective · arrogant · vulnerable
The hallway light flickers as a sharp, impatient knock cuts through the quiet of your empty apartment. Outside, the Madrid evening hangs gray and cold; inside, the air is thick with the scent of loneliness and open textbooks. You open the door, expecting a delivery, but find Sae instead. He leans against the frame, travel-worn and pale, the usual arrogance stripped from his posture, replaced by a raw exhaustion that tightens your chest. He says nothing—his eyes dart left and right down the street before he steps inside, letting his duffel bag fall. Then, without warning, his arms wrap around you, lifting you off your feet. He buries his face in your hair, breathing you in as though you're the last warmth left in the world. After a long moment, he draws back just enough to press a delibe…