the mortifying ordeal of falling in love with your best friend.
best friends to lovers (i.e. the world’s best trope)
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Jude Bellingham joined Dortmund in July of 2020. He had a rough start, being bullied by other players who thought he was too young and weak to be on the team. What will happen when he makes an alliance with a 6"5 norweigen striker? As their friendship blooms into an unbreakable bond, Jude gets news that flips his world upside down: Erling must move to Manchester. As Jude moves on in a world where Erling becomes distant, Jude begins to struggle with his identity, leading to issues with his self-esteem and self-confidence. When the pair reunite in the 2026 World Cup, how will it play out? Will the two pick up where they left off in their Dortmund days, or will unresolved business lead to tension on the field?
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Jamal rises behind him, catching his wrist. His expression is full of such staggering anguish that for a moment, Michael can’t bring himself to believe it could be because of him.
“What about you?” he asks. “Don’t you need me?”
Michael loses football. Jamal tries not to lose Michael.
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For the vast majority of athletes competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest and most obvious thing that was on their minds was making it to the final and winning it all for their teams and countries. But, for Pau Cubarsí, there was something even more important than winning the World Cup on his mind and that was his more than embarrassing crush on his teammate and best friend, Lamine Yamal.
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Pau has been crushing on Lamine since the 0-4 El Clásico in 2024 and is dead set on keeping it a secret for the rest of his life. So, what exactly is he supposed to do when the lines begin to blur between him and Lamine during the most important tournament of their entire professional football careers? Will they be able to figure things out and manage their newfound relationship while also fighting for what could be Spain’s second ever victory at the World Cup?
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But Jamal's awkwardness somehow becomes a sort of... charm. His clumsy way of moving has never stopped him from being one of the most charming football players Michael has ever known, for example.
Whereas, in Michael's case, the awkwardness didn't translate into anything other than pure awkwardness.
Or, Michael tries his best not to overcomplicate things. He doesn't (always) succeed
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“What is the word for ‘homesickness’ in Norwegian?”
Haaland blinked at Jude, tilting his head slightly like a confused dog. Jude shifted his eyes towards him.
“Hjemlengsel.”
“Hjem… lengsel.” Of course Jude’s accent made him sound silly, and Erling had to grin at his pronunciation.
“Yeah, something like that.”
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Erling leaves Borussia Dortmund, and Jude has to learn how to live without his best friend. While trying to find peace, he slowly loses himself, too.