[Football] He's Just a Snake

[Looks like a ray of sunshine, actually dark and brooding x looks like a dangerous obsessive, actually gentle] [70% romance, 30% plot] [Contains descriptions of snakes. Don't read if that's not for you.]

Q: How do you teach someone to fall for you?

A: Breathe.

AC Milan was in turmoil in 2001. Starting in 2002, the arrival of two people changed the team: Carlo Ancelotti and Gallian Richter.

Ancelotti brought in the "Christmas Tree" formation, effectively solving Milan's problems and ushering in a glorious era for the club.

Gallian Richter was loaned from Lazio because star player Filippo Inzaghi was injured. Unknown at Lazio, he made his name as a top striker at Milan.

But at first, his teammates couldn't stand him.

Maldini said: "You can't imagine what a troublemaker he was. He showed up half a day late on his first day. I don't accept players like that."

Gattuso said: "Isn't he Italian? Why does he sometimes act like he can't understand a word you're saying? He ignores whoever's talking to him, looks at you with those pretty, innocent eyes, then says sarcastically, 'What are you talking about? I don't understand.'"

Pirlo said: "I watched him for a week. My conclusion was that he only reacted to one thing: the cafeteria menu. At the time, I thought Milan was doomed."

Some time later.

Maldini said: "I was wrong about him. No one can imagine how a poor, helpless kid, without a car, walked all the way from the city to the training ground in the suburbs just to report for duty. He was the last to leave and the hardest worker at training. I admire hardworking players."

Gattuso said: "So he really couldn't understand me. It's hard to imagine that there are people in twenty-first-century Italy who can barely read. When he looks at me with those big, fawn-like eyes, I can't help feeling softhearted. Fine, fine, I'll explain it three more times. Three times, max."

Pirlo said: "His stomach may be a bottomless pit, but he's the striker who understands me best. He can show up anywhere on the field, which is astonishing and admirable. I'll cover his meals."

Passing by, Gallian Richter heard them and said: "Some of what you said is wrong, and some of it is right."

Gallian Richter was a snake who one day transmigrated from a world of beastfolk into a jungle of steel.

The poor little snake was completely stunned.

With a plop, he landed in a bright, luxurious house. Not only did he gain a set of new memories, he also got the two legs he had dreamed of.

Unable to find his way home and overcome with grief, he heard the spirit of the magical wooden bracelet he carried with him suddenly awaken. It told him that he could return home if he became a player, reached the pinnacle of the sport, and made it to the top.

The snake was confused: A player?

Oh, apparently that meant chasing a ball with his new legs and kicking it into the other team's goal.

The bracelet told him that was a striker.

He was going to be the best striker.

The snake had a clear goal: become Serie A's top scorer, lift the Champions League trophy, and reach the pinnacle of the sport.

The snake understood. The snake fought. The snake won.

Filippo Inzaghi didn't have anything to say about it.

The night he met that young man, he had a nightmare.

In the dream, a serious injury ended his career. Then a cold voice told him: "You'll have to retire because of a serious injury unless you make that black-haired, green-eyed boy fall in love with you."

After waking, he couldn't shake the feeling of something cold and clammy watching him from the shadows.

At first, Filippo thought it was just a product of his subconscious. Besides, he wasn't into men. Then came his first match after returning from injury. He was horrified, not only by the opponent's malicious foul, but because he had already seen this scene in his dream.

Filippo sat on the ground, pale and desperate, clutching his agonizing ankle. As the team doctor anxiously told him the injury was severe and he had to go to the hospital immediately, and the season was probably over for him, Gallian pushed through the crowd, took his hand, and said, "It's okay. I'm here."

After the match, the defender who had fouled him was suspended for five games, while Filippo made a lightning-fast recovery and returned to the pitch, stunning the soccer world. No one knew what medical miracle had taken place.

Filippo looked at the cheerful young man beside him, clinging to his arm, and asked the question he'd asked many times before: "Hadn't I already failed the mission?"

He hadn't even tried to win the young man's heart.

Gallian rubbed his face against Filippo's arm and said, "You succeeded a long time ago."

Just by breathing, he'd already stolen his heart.

Snakes perceive the world through scent. In this new world, where he knew no one, he caught a familiar floral scent on a male human. It was the scent of a kind of grass that grew near his cave.

He couldn't help getting closer to him, falling in love with him, and eventually making him his own territory.

*Animal diary

*He has all the characteristics of a snake (ahem)

*AC Milan is his team; he doesn't leave

*Italian nationality

*Filippo Inzaghi fanfiction

*Top

*Saved on 2025.10.2

Theme: Love is powerful.