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that was it. they are out, portugal was out of the world cup. to joao it felt like all his world stopped. he couldn't hear anything all he knew was that it was done, it was over; completely over.
he looked at ronaldo who was clearly upset. joao looked at y/n who was in the crowd. his complexion was sad, tired, completely drained.
once they left the the field, joao went back to take off his kit and took a shower. y/n waited for him by the field. she knew that her words right now wouldn't help him. he needed to calm down and relax.
so when he came out, she gave him a hug and held his hand all the way to the car. the car ride was silent, you could only hear whatever song was playing on the radio. y/n's hand was on his thigh as she drove back to their house.
they finally got home, joao went to their room and laid down on their bed. he felt exhausted both mentally and psychically. there were so many thoughts running through his head. what if he ran faster to avoid the other team's goals? or if he did this or that? he let down so many people, y/n, his family, his teammates, and the fans.
y/n was preparing something to eat for both of them. she felt bad for joao, she couldn't imagine the amount of stress he was in during the world cup. she finished prepping all the veggies. now all she needed to do was to go get him. although she sat down on the couch for a bit trying to figure out what to tell him.
although that's when joao came out of the room and walked towards her. his eyes were puffy, evident that he had been crying. he looked so vulnerable, totally different than the joao who looked so confident on the field.
he laid down with her on the couch, he hugged her waist as he placed his head on her stomach.
"i'm sorry y/n" joao said as he hugged her tightly.
"for what querido? you have nothing to apologize for" she affirmed him while playing with his brown hair.
"i let you down, the fans, the team, everybody. i can't stop blaming myself for our loss" joao explained as he sniffled.
y/n sat up and caressed joao's face making him look directly at her.
"no bebê, you did everything you could. you trained the most you could and played the best you could. you did not let us down, you played and worked hard to be there. i love you, and all the fans do as well. don't be too hard on yourself, you did good querido" she smiled at him then wiped away his tears.
as vulnerable as he looked, joao was still attractive. his eyes were slightly red, they were puffy. his hair was messy, and his cheeks were stained with his salty tears. he was still such a beautiful boy.
"i made you food c'mon let's go eat" y/n smiled at him.
he shook his head and laid her back down, he cuddled her while wrapping his legs with hers. joao snuggled into her stomach.
"let's stay like this a little bit more please bebê" he said.
she laughed at him, he was unbelievably clingy right now. she loved it, she played with his hair; twirled it with her fingers and ran her fingers through it. they stayed like that for 10 more minutes until he spoke up.
"okay i'm ready let's go eat just give me a kiss" he chuckled then pouted his lips and made his famous puppy dog eyes.
"fine fine just because i'm hungry though" she smiled and grabbed his face, then showered him with kisses all over his face.
