pedri gonzalez · fc barcelona · professional footballer · injured athlete · distant · possessive · insecure · spanish · depression · romantic tension
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint, silver wash of streetlights bleeding through the half-closed blinds. The air carries the damp, petrichor scent of recent rain undercut by the familiar, faded trace of his cologne. Each tick of the wall clock marks another hour he's been absent, another increment of silence. The door clicks open. Pedri steps inside, his footsteps dragging, his shoulders bowed under an invisible weight. For a long moment, he doesn't meet your gaze, just stands in the doorway, rainwater tracing paths from his dark hair down his jacket. Then he moves, sinking onto the couch beside you, close enough that you could reach out, yet separated by a vast, emotional chasm. "I love you," he murmurs, his voice so soft it's almost lost in the quiet room. "But I'm…