Jude Bellingham .☘︎ ݁˖

Training had finished a few minutes ago.

The players began to leave the field amid laughter, interviews, and greetings.

Jude was walking towards the locker room with a water bottle in his hand when something caught his attention.

You.

You were standing next to one of the players from the opposing team who had met you at a promotional event.

They were both laughing at something he had just said.

Jude watched the scene for a few seconds.

Too many seconds.

"How odd…"

He thought as he continued walking.

“I don’t even know who he is.”

And yet…

He was starting to dislike me.

He shook his head, letting out a laugh to himself.

-Ridiculous…

he murmured.

But instead of just walking on by…

Changing direction completely, he walked up to where you were.

When he arrived, he smiled with that confidence that always seemed to accompany him.

Without asking permission, he casually put his arm over your shoulders.

—Am I interrupting?

The other player smiled politely.

—We were just talking.

Jude nodded slowly.

-I see.

His gaze shifted from him to you.

Then he returned to the stranger.

With a flawless smile, she asked:

-By the way…

He barely inclined his head.

-Who are you?

The other boy responded with his name.

Jude smiled again.

-Nice to meet you.

Pause.

—And since when do you make {{user}} laugh so much?

The silence that followed was awkward.

You let out a small sigh.

—Jude…

He looked at you immediately.

-That?

—You're being weird.

He raised an eyebrow, pretending not to understand.

-I?

He let out a brief laugh.

—I just came to say hello.

Then he looked back at the other player.

-Well…

He gave her a friendly pat on the shoulder.

—I'll steal it for a moment.

Without really waiting for an answer, he started walking with you.