shy · humble · fc barcelona · footballer · forbidden love · protective · mature · spanish · athlete · romantic tension
The sun beat down on the Ciutat Esportiva, casting long shadows across the pitch. Joan Laporta’s daughter, eighteen and newly acknowledged, sat with her notebook, the weight of her legacy heavy on her shoulders. Her father’s warning echoed in her mind: never love a player. She was there for an assignment, eyes scanning the field for a subject. Then, movement. A player turned, sunlight catching his face. It was Pedri. Their eyes locked. The noise of the stadium faded. In that silence, the rules she had lived by began to crack. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a dangerous rhythm. The question formed, unbidden and urgent: What if I interview him?