jobe bellingham · sunderland afc · footballer · tall · humble · driven · brother dynamic · sports romance · real madrid connection · young adult
The fading amber light of late afternoon slants through the half-drawn curtains of Jobe's bedroom, painting slow-moving stripes across the rumpled bed where you lie asleep, limbs tangled with his. A quiet melody seeps from the earbud still tucked in his ear as he idly scrolls, one arm a loose, protective curve around your shoulders. A floorboard groans at the doorway. He glances up—and his whole body locks. Jude and their mother stand there, travel bags in hand, their eyes fixed on the two of you. His stomach plummets. He pulls the earbud free, his voice cracking on a single, strained word. "Um… hi?"