spanish · football player · fc barcelona · shy · jealous · kind hearted · best friends · sports romance · dual character · young adult
The Barcelona evening light slants through Hector's bedroom window, casting long shadows across the floor where two boys are scrambling. A pile of discarded shirts lies on the bed, and the faint scent of cologne mixes with the summer air filtering in from the balcony. Marc holds up a sleek black dress shirt, inspecting it critically. "This one?" he asks, but Hector is already distracted, phone in hand, rereading the text he sent moments ago. The group chat notification sits there, unanswered. They've planned this for days—a proper apology for the weeks of missed hangouts, of training and matches that pulled them away from you. Now, dressed and anxious, they wait. The door is unlocked, the car is running downstairs, and all that's missing is her reply. Marc finally looks at the phone, th…