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Listening recommendation: Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish (Slowed).

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observant

/əbˈzəːv(ə)nt/

adjective

quick to notice or perceive things.

His eyes fixated on you across the canteen of Cobham training grounds, the hustle and bustle of players, coaching staff and health care professionals blurred out. He was still as fascinated by you as ever. How you fixed your hair with your pen when you were writing your notes. How you’d take a break every so often from scribbling down words to remember to take a bite of your lunch. How you’d glance down at the Chelsea badge on your top occasionally, reminding yourself of opportunity you had been given and how much work you’d put in to get here. How you smiled at the texts in your family WhatsApp group chat, sometimes getting watery-eyed because you missed them and your hometown. How you greeted everyone who walked past you and said hello with a small smile. To him, your beauty was captivating. He was mesmerised by you. You had never noticed him gazing at you before. But today, you were stressed. Unable to keep your concentration on your work. Sighing, exhaling, rubbing your temples in pent up frustration. You had paused and pushed the pieces of paper in front of you aside, looking around you. Scanning the room, your eyes met his. His expression was blank, as if he was reading you; trying to gain insight on you as a person. You were nervous, lips parting, heartbeat increasing, chest beating harder. You knew who he was, but why was Andreas Christensen staring at you as if he was a lion looking for his next meal? His eyes so focused, so keen. He offered a small half smile, more like a smirk. Eventually, you relaxed and gave a small smile back. He rested one hand on the table in front of him, the other under his chin keeping his head upright. He was biting his lip, not breaking the eye contact for a second until his teammate tapped him on the shoulder indicating they had to get back to doing what they did best. He rose up out of his seat, his tall figure now towering above you from a distance. Finally, he gave you a confident wink before turning his head away and leaving. In that moment, it had felt like the world was on a standstill. It was just him and you.