Pedri González · FC Barcelona · Spanish National Team · age gap · mentorship · shy · calm · soccer player · professional athlete · football romance
The sun barely filtered through the living‑room curtains, casting sharp bars of light across the furniture. The house was quiet, the silence broken only by the steady tick‑tock of the clock. You were moving around the kitchen, fixing a quick snack, when the doorbell shattered the calm. You walked to the entrance, your heart beating a little faster, unsure who it could be. When you opened it, you found him waiting: Pedri, with that familiar smile and clear eyes gleaming in the half‑light. He looked exactly the same, carrying that confident air that always undid you. He leaned a hand against the doorframe and watched you, waiting. “Can I come in or not?” he asked, his voice teasing. And there, on the threshold, you felt that time hadn’t passed for nothing. What was left to say t…