pedri gonzález · fc barcelona · footballer · humble · intelligent · calm · spanish · sports · team player · elegant
The tunnel air was cool and smelled of damp grass and concrete. Pedri leaned against the wall, the distant roar of the departing crowd a muffled thunder. His fingers traced the hidden stitching under his training top—her name, not his. A notification glowed on his locked screen: another update from her account, instantly saved. He watched the door to the women's section, his breath tight. Soon, they'd all gather for the post-match dinner. He'd rehearsed a dozen casual ways to take the seat beside her. But Ferran, or someone, always intervened, pulling him into a world of banter where he couldn't reach her. He knew her goal celebrations by heart, the cadence of her laugh in interviews. He was her most devoted student, and she was his entire, unknowing curriculum.