pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Maybe he wasn't meant to be on the national team in the first place, maybe he didn't deserve to be thought of so highly by Mikel, maybe he didn't deserve any part of his career.
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search party | panic attack | “if only we could hold on.”
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- Part 1 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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“Come with me to the locker room, please," Pep murmured. "I just want to go over the game with you."
Leo nodded wordlessly, accepting the front that Pep put on in case any one was eavesdropping. He could've run, could've yelled out for help, but the second he step foot into the locker room and heard the door close behind him, he knew that he had missed his chance.
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amusement park | role reversal | “you got away with the crime while the knife’s in my back”
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- Part 2 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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[unknown] i hope you wear those black pyjamas tonight. they're my favourite.
Pau made sure every door and window was locked before he slipped into his bed, curling up into a tight ball, hoping that if he squeezed his eyes shut hard enough, the messages would disappear
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fingerprints | wrongfully arrested | “i warned you”
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- Part 3 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Nicola, a young Roma player, had found him at the back entrance of the training center in Trigoria, bloody, bruised, and unconscious, but undoubtedly alive.
Looking at Paulo now, Leo couldn't be totally sure of the last one.
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hypnosis | sensory deprivation | “you’re still alive in my head”
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- Part 4 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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He knew that logically, he should be doing his vice-captainly duty of checking in on his other teammates, but half of them had reverted back to their native language at some point during the training session, and he couldn't be arsed to try to decipher Ibou's heat-muddled French or Kostas' slurred Greek.
"Where's Virg?" Trent heard Diogo ask, and he turned his attention back to the group. They collectively looked at Cody, who, noticing the sudden silence, opened his eyes.
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healing salve | heatstroke | “if my pain will stretch that far”
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- Part 5 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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“John!" Ruben whisper-shouted, pulling the Brit out of his head. John whipped around to find Ruben standing in front of the walk in wardrobe, hand hovering over the doorknob. John nodded at him, and Ruben twisted the door open.
Before the Portuguese man had the chance to peer inside, he was pushed aside by John, who ran into the closet.
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unhealthy coping mechanisms | healed wrong | “its not my blood”
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- Part 6 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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He was stuck for two weeks without someone to help him. He knew that he should’ve had a good enough grasp on the language to get through the fortnight, but every burst of confidence he gained from a successful interaction in English was washed away by the mocking laughter of one of his teammates as he stumbled on a word.
He was stuck in a state of limbo; not moving forward, but not being able to go back and change anything.
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alternate prompt: language barriers
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- Part 7 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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“Was it a teammate?" A shake of the head. "A player from another team?" Another shake of the head.
"Was it a staff member?" Leo stilled, refusing to meet Kun's eyes.
"Was..." Kun stopped himself, taking a deep breath before pulling Leo closer, "was it Pep?"
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isolation chamber | forced to stay awake | “leave the lights on”
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- Part 8 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
- Part 1 of turbulence
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No one else was supposed to be in the locker rooms, Lisandro thought.
The game was far over by now, most of the training staff and players having already left. The lights on the pitch were switched off, and most of the hallways were dark.
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broken window | bruises | “frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble”
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- Part 9 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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"Do you want me to help you back to your room?" The man said kindly. Fermin nodded, deliriously giggling as he was practically picked up by the stranger and taken to the elevator.
He watched as the stranger pressed level fourteen, the part of his brain questioning how he knew which floor the room was on being squashed by the sudden urge to throw up
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slurred words | passing out from pain | “i can’t think straight”
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- Part 10 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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All he wanted was playing time, a place in the starting XI, for people to know who he was. He was tired of being benched in favour of the wonder kids that Barcelona produced, tired of being forgotten about as his friends only grew in popularity, garnering brand deals and sponsorships.
He needed to make a move forward, and he wasn't going to achieve that in the shadow of Lamine or Gavi.
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convenience store | loneliness | “leave no trace behind like you don’t even exist”
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- Part 11 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Mikel fought down the shame that had risen up his throat. There wasn't really a sexual element to their arrangement, not since Mikel had gotten married. He had made it clear to Pep that he had no love for him, and that it would be fine if this whole thing stopped, but Pep had reassured him that it wasn't about love or sex, but control.
Right now, with one of Pep's hands around his neck, and the other trailing down Mikel's stomach, he knew that something had flipped.
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underground caverns | cannibalism | “just a little more”
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- Part 12 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Thomas fell to the floor, panting, chest heaving. He looked at the person next to him who was in a similar state, thankful for the familiar face.
Robert smiled back at him, a crazed, slightly terrified grin. Thomas felt a strange sense of dejavú as Robert's smile dropped almost as soon as his eyes fell on him, a hand reaching up to cover his mouth in horror.
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familial curse | multiple whumpees | “death will do us part”
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- Part 13 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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"Will one of you tell me what's going on?" Pablo drawled, crossing his arms over his body. Ferran and Pedri made eye contact, communicating silently between themselves, before Ferran nodded, pulling out his phone.
He unlocked it and pushed it towards Pablo, who grabbed it and stared at the headline that screamed at him.
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hunting gear | blackmail | “cause i want you to know what it feels like to be haunted”
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- Part 14 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Julián whimpered, a part of him sighing in relief when Lautaro grabbed one of his hands, holding it tightly. He looked up slightly, seeing how players from both teams were crowded around him, shielding him from the cameras and the prying eyes of the fans.
"Where's the fucking medical team?" He heard someone from the English team muttering, and he internally agreed. It had felt like an eternity since he had hit the ground.
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painful hug | moments of clarity | ”i did good, right?”
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- Part 15 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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Roy stood in his doorway, pyjama clad and bed headed, staring in disbelief at one Gary Neville stood on his porch.
The kid looked tired, bags under his eyes, his thin face even thinner than usual, baggy clothes hanging off his frame. But what really concerned Roy was the gash on the side of his cheek, blood crystallised on his young skin.
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swamp | wound cleaning | “no, i can’t feel anything”
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- Part 16 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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It had always been clear that they were closer than friends would normally be, but it was never a romantic type of love. They had kissed while drunk, given each other hickies between tipsy giggles in Ibiza. Fermin had wrapped his hand around Pablo's cock many times, helping him relieve stress during his injury, but never accepted Pablo's offers to reciprocate.
Now, it was different.
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alternative prompt: secrets revealed
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- Part 17 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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He fought the urge to cover his body as he shivered, the cold air stinging his mostly bare skin. Bernard walked around him, snapping photos every so often, before milling through them and repeating the process.
Jamal felt like a still life model, standing still and exposed, an audience peering into every crack and crevice he possessed, drawing out every imperfection.
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unreliable narrator | loss of identity | “i see what’s mine and take it”
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- Part 18 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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“You good, mate?" He heard Declan say, lazily wrapping an arm around his shoulder. Riccardo looked at the Englishman, jealousy threatening to blind him as he saw that Declan wasn't even wearing a jacket, just rawdogging the rain.
"So good," he responded dryly, "pretty hot today, eh?"
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alternative prompt: shivering
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- Part 19 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
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"I know that Agüero called you," Andres murmured. "This is a lot worse than we thought."
The elephant in the room was usually pushed aside, none of them ever really finding a good time to highlight it. International break had just finished, and Leo had come back happier, the smile they had missed back on his face, the light shining a bit brighter in his eyes.
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shoulder to cry on | giving permission to die | “its not your fault”
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- Part 20 of pinot noir; whumptober 24
- Part 2 of turbulence