matador (manolo sanchez x reader) ₊˚

mine all mine

sorry guyth i robbed you of the apology song

The crowd cheers wilder than ever before as Manolo slightly dips his head towards you, ready to strum at his guitar. If you had proper flesh on your cheeks, you'd be blushing right now. Though you can see the fiery bull just past Manolo's presence, something about his expression assures you; his relaxed shoulders and airy footsteps. You naturally smile, fully soaking in the way Manolo lovingly gazes at you.

"What is he doing?!" Luis exclaims, looking at Manolo with his jaw dropped. Carmen slowly peers at her son, and then towards where you stand. She places her hand on her father's shoulder.

"Just watch." She says.

Manolo instantly silences the crowd with a few notes on his guitar, sending a warm, romantic air around the entire arena. The Sanchezes shut their mouths as Manolo starts a tune, one that he's practiced over and over again in San Angel, badly wishing that he could someday play it for you. There's a natural, content smile that blooms on Manolo's face when he plays.

As Manolo plays, strumming a beautiful tune throughout the arena, you gently gasp when you finally recognize the song.

"Moon, a hole of light,

Through the big top tent up high.

Here before and after me,

Shining down on me."

Manolo takes slow strides towards you as his notes float through the air, your heart warming by the second with each step he takes. Behind him, you see the blurry outline of the beast start to charge its way towards you both, but Manolo keeps singing anyway, ignoring the angry huffs of the bull.

"Moon, tell me if I could,

Send up my heart to you?

So, when I die, which I must do

Could it shine down here with you?"

Your darling gaze is only fixated on Manolo's, his eyes half-lidded and filled with love. He truly did fulfill his promise to sing for you, when you came back to San Angel. The audience eagerly watches the show at the edge of their seats, their stomachs churning as the bull accelerates closer and closer to Manolo.

But, as the bull tramples its way towards you both, it suddenly skids to a stop, angrily eyeing how passionately Manolo gazes at you. Xibalba grimaces in disgust, while La Muerte and Candlemaker grin.

"'Cause my love is mine, all mine.

I love, mine, mine, mine."

The bull squints as you both completely ignore him, completely enamored with each other as Manolo sings. Manolo feels the heat of the bull on his back, but then notices how the warmth begins to cool.

A few steps closer, Manolo is almost as close as he can be to you, where you can hear the music loud and clear. Carmen has her hand over her heart, in awe of the pure emotion her son was capable of expressing. Carlos, beside his wife, stares at his son in realization, his eyes solemn with regret. Emotions swirl through Carlos as he watches Manolo serenade his love, thinking back to all the times he'd take his son's guitar away, or scold him for playing so much.

The bull almost seems lovestruck at the sight of you two, as Manolo lets the entirety of his emotions run free with his music. The harsh, hot fire on the bull's back slowly turns into curling smoke, the ring of fire slowly dissipating in front of Xibalba's eyes. His jaw runs completely and utterly agape, dragging onto the floor as Manolo strums his guitar. You can smell a hint of the smoke in the air, giving Manolo a satisfied grin.