Saturday, August 31st, 2022
Gewiss Stadium, BergamoPost-Match
The hot water hit his shoulders and Demien stood under the stream for longer than necessary, letting the heat work into muscles that had spent ninety minutes running the show against Lecce, and the steam filled the shower area while most of his teammates had already finished and dressed.
He turned off the water and grabbed his towel, drying himself slowly as the adrenaline from the match finally began to fade into something calmer, something satisfied, and he walked back to his locker where his kit bag sat waiting with the phone still inside.
The screen lit up when he pulled it out.
Seven notifications from Marco.
He opened the thread and scrolled through the messages, each one timestamped during the second half when he'd been too busy destroying Lecce's midfield to check anything.
Marco:Oi contracts came through from Nike and Adidas
Marco:Told Nike to fuck off like you said
