#cold!

Mr the Mung Bean has decided that snow is his new favourite thing.

Dec 24th, 11pm

It’s freezing outside, and your crappy little apartment is little better, since the window closest to your bed is threatening to ice over. You’re already half-asleep, but actually resting in the cold is another matter entirely. Sho was supposed to be home hours ago, and in his absence, your usual remedy for the cold is just not possible. You wrap your comforter around yourself and wander into the main part of your abode, going to boil your kettle for a warm cup of tea. Just as you reach your kitchen, a shadow opens your door, a cool blast of air entering the space.

There, in the darkness, two yellow eyes find you, and the shadow lunges towards you, wrapping its slender, strong arms around you.

“It seems I miscalculated. Sorry I factored my time poorly.” Sho whispers, picking you up with ease and carrying you back into your room. He’s impossibly warm, even with only two layers on at most. He’s wearing that brilliantly red scarf you found for him, as well as a beanie instead of his usual cap. He puts you down first, then reaches into the dresser nearby, pulling out one of the few pairs of spare cotton pants you keep for him. It only takes him a moment to change, and he’s shirtless even in the dead of winter.

As soon as he’s done, he peels back your three layers of bedding and sidles in beside you, and it’s like touching a fire when you press your forehead to his exposed skin. He’s warm! So warm...and you melt into it, the aches of your shivers melting away as he laughs quietly, brushing your back in long motions like patting a cat. He leans down to press a kiss to the top of your head.

IG Lionel Messi:

"I was already coming to terms with the idea but today I went into the locker-room and it really hit me. It will be so difficult not sharing every day with you, on and off the pitch. We are going to miss you so much. They were many mates, many lunches, many dinners... Many unforgettable things, all those days together.

It will be so odd seeing you in another shirt, and even more so playing against you. You deserved to be sent off like you are: one of the most important players in the club's history, achieving great things as a collective and individually. And not the way they kicked you out. But really, at this point, nothing surprises me anymore.

I wish you the best in this new challlenge. I love you so much, I love you all so much.

See you soon my friend."

Neymar: "It's incredible how they do it🤦🏽‍♂️"

Eto'o: "Son, You cannot BUY elegance. Take care and think of yourself❤"

Sofia: "Ay we will miss you so much... Many things, locker-rooms can separate us but never our friendship! We love you so muuch"

Dani: "Sadly, this is the reality, and it has been for a while now. It is only being confirmed year after year. It's not about winning or losing, we know that for sure, it's about respect and of that they know nothing. Carry on, some way or another we are there."