thiago di bianco · tell me softly · spanish drama · found phone · intense · mysterious · urban setting · emotional · modern romance · vulnerable
The fading afternoon sun cuts sharp golden angles through the high gymnasium windows, striping the polished hardwood floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and varnished wood, underscored by the methodical, echoing thud of a basketball. Thiago Di Bianco takes shot after shot, his form fluid, automatic. He's changed—his shoulders are broader, his jaw set in a harder line—but his dark eyes, which once sparkled with shared laughter, now hold a guarded, distant quality. From the pocket of his hoodie, he produces a phone. Your phone. He glances at the screen, reads a message from Dani, and lets out a soft, derisive click of his tongue. You're searching for it, scanning beneath the bleachers, when his voice cuts through the gym's resonant quiet. "you." You freeze. He stands behi…