Football: Nesta and His Piano Sprite

[Melodramatic + old-school + love at first sight + self-indulgent + familiar tropes]

Important note: This story is entirely fictional and has absolutely nothing to do with any real people!!!

At a local derby watched by the whole world, Nesta saw a girl on the stadium's giant screen. The moment he looked up at her, his heart skipped a beat.

Everyone who saw her unearthly beauty asked: Who is she?!

Nesta desperately wanted to know too.

His teammates teased their captain: “I know you're in a hurry, but hold on. The media are even more impatient than you.”

Later, he made a “stop” gesture at the rowdy fans, not letting them make things difficult for her.

At a post-match press conference, he told a reporter asking hostile questions, “She has every right to reject me.”

How could anyone not fall for a man like that?

He is a world-class center-back, a true genius.

But in her own world, she is also a star of destiny, admired by all.

Isn't love between equals more interesting?!

Vittoria: “What did you hear in my music?”

Nesta: “Me, and my world!”

This is a clichéd love-at-first-sight story. This is a clichéd love story.

The story includes a certain number of real-life matches, and the male lead is guaranteed to win every major title. To the fans of teams and players whose trophies he takes in this novel, I offer a deep bow.

Real life is hard enough. Let's have a little sweetness in fiction.

[Any resemblance is purely coincidental]

Don't fixate on the male lead having an ex-girlfriend. Different countries have different norms, so please stop harping on whether the characters are “pure.” I really can't thank you enough.