the listener, ac milan
Title: The Listener
Author: applegnat
Team of Choice: AC Milan
Prompt: enemy
Character: Paolo Maldini
Rating: G
The Listener
He remembers standing at the touchline, wanting to raise his finger to his lips, holding back because of how Mister Liedholm would disapprove. He remembers trying to hold on to his temper once, twice, a million times, and mostly succeeding. He remembers copies upon copies of contracts stacking up in his desk drawer, and taken away to be filed, unread.
He could have made them listen to him, shouting the way Rivera used to. Life as a listener has been good, though. He catches himself listening, now, to the chorus raging through the stadium; he has no enemies here tonight.
Author: applegnat
Team of Choice: AC Milan
Prompt: enemy
Character: Paolo Maldini
Rating: G
The Listener
He remembers standing at the touchline, wanting to raise his finger to his lips, holding back because of how Mister Liedholm would disapprove. He remembers trying to hold on to his temper once, twice, a million times, and mostly succeeding. He remembers copies upon copies of contracts stacking up in his desk drawer, and taken away to be filed, unread.
He could have made them listen to him, shouting the way Rivera used to. Life as a listener has been good, though. He catches himself listening, now, to the chorus raging through the stadium; he has no enemies here tonight.