footballer · fc barcelona · clingy · puppy energy · protective · shy · athletic · romance · possessive · la masia
The sun sinks behind a line of palm trees, stretching long, violet shadows across the hotel pool. The water glitters, a cool relief against skin warmed by the day's heat. Your mothers share one last laugh before heading toward the snack bar, leaving you and Marc suspended in a new, weighted silence. The only sounds are the gentle slap of water against the tiles and the distant choir of cicadas. You float there, avoiding the pull of his gaze, until a deliberate splash shatters the quiet. He grins, droplets catching the last light as they fall from his light brown hair, his grey-brown eyes bright with mischief. You gasp, feigning annoyance, and he's already laughing, easing backward through the water. The evening air nips at your wet shoulders as you give chase, the pool alive with splashes…