Quid est Caritas?
What is that supreme love?
Caritas: In Latin, it means "charity" or "universal love," specifically the pure, selfless love for others inspired by faith. In Western culture, it describes one of humanity's finest qualities: loving without expecting anything in return, loving real people and abstract ideals...
This story contains no zj content.
An occasional free story, originally posted on LF.
Each story has only one female lead.
XXX & XXX (possibly more) does not mean there will necessarily be romance, and romance does not mean they will end up together. It only means there is a story between them that I want to write.
There are short, medium-length, and long stories, not written in the order of these blurbs. Some endings are happy, some are unhappy, and some are open-ended. My tastes are strange.
The female leads in the long stories have extensive career storylines. The career-related content is not professional advice. The football tag is there because the stories involve footballers, but there is relatively little football content.
An extremely chaotic, fun-loving person. Please heed the warnings.
There may be different perspectives and different storylines.
Story 1
[Off Track] From Lahm's perspective
[The Long Run] From Schweinsteiger's perspective
What should Schweini do after realizing he's fallen at first sight for the friend of his buddy Lahmi?
Of course, pursue her without hesitation!
The female lead, Clara von Eixendorf, is a pianist who loves the piano more than anyone.
She never marries, but remains Bastian's long-term partner.
Story 2
[Spring Wandering] In spring, every heart is adrift
Ying goes to the car; the status differs from reality. There is mutual affection, but they will not end up together!
Adoptive siblings, with mostly familial affection!
Female lead: Lyubov Alexeyevna Kovalenko
A gentle mathematics prodigy and agent, with a somewhat controlling streak.
Story 3
[Wildfire] Your barren heart will eventually be consumed by a savage fire
Pique & female lead & Fabregas
There are three pairings among the three! There is mutual jealousy, as well as cheating during relationships and all kinds of dramatic antics.
Female lead: Katarina Isabel Pierce Beltran
An arrogant, shrewd rock superstar who's genuinely difficult but very good at putting on an act.
Story 4
[Ultimately an Illusion]
Van Basten & female lead, but more of a kindred-spirit bond.
The female lead, Alice Wilhelmina van den Berg, is an introverted, gentle, proud, and sensitive world-class ballet prodigy. After an accident leaves her in a wheelchair and takes her off the stage, she chooses suicide without hesitation, but becomes Van Basten's ghostly companion.
The early story is told from the Swan's perspective, and the later part from the female lead's perspective.
Story 5
[A Happy Life]
Ballack has had a teddy bear by his side since childhood. It's his best friend.
Ballack also has a secret: his best friend, the teddy bear, is a little sprite.
A heartwarming romance.
Female lead (?) She's not human, so it's unclear:
Ella: a Fluffling, a sprite that feeds on emotions
Also a renowned and miraculous therapist in the world of football.
Story 6
[Please Don't Take Me Away]
The younger daughter of Real Madrid's president, who's in love with racing, falls at first sight for Kaka, the Rossoneri's rising star. She unhesitatingly becomes the only Rossoneri in her entire family of Madridistas, then secretly pursues him after he transfers...
Kaka & female lead
The female lead truly has a crush on him, and later they become friends. When she pursues him, Kaka gently turns her down, and she helps him through his injury rehabilitation.
Female lead: Sofia Florentino Perez Santos
Ferrari driver → brilliant chief data analyst / driver development consultant
She's good friends with Leclerc, and the story includes some F1.
Story 7
[Destined by the Wind] Please don't pray for the wind to stay for you
When Modric was young, he met a young war correspondent who helped him selflessly, then left in a hurry because of everything going on.
He searched for her for a long time, and eventually came to know her through article after article...
Not a romance! Not a romance! Friendship or family!
Female lead: Chen Ning, born in San Francisco, USA, later became a citizen of Z Country. A war correspondent, nonfiction writer, photographer, and journalism professor.
Story 8
[Let's Set Sail from the Basque Country]
When Arteta was young, he had a crush on the older girl next door. Later, she chose to study in England, and they hardly saw each other again, until...
A comrades-in-arms relationship.
Arsenal manager Arteta and the female lead, Arsenal's chairwoman.
Female lead: Alba Maria Gonzalez de Urquijo
A candid, genuine, resilient, and gentle realist who rises step by step from a bullied intern to the chairwoman of Premier League giant Arsenal.
Story 9
[Forbidden Fruit] We were born in Eden, but fell after tasting the forbidden fruit
Once again, a three-way relationship: Big Inzaghi, Little Inzaghi, and Inzaghi's sister. Three people, three pairings, genuine sibling bonds, familial love or romance.
Female lead: Chiara Inzaghi, an actress who used to be a model, later becomes a producer.
Besides the established pairings, she'll also date other people.
Story 10
[Defensive Line]
Who would have thought that Nesta, who's afraid of cameras, would fall in love with a photographer? It's a real mystery...
Female lead: Alessia Isabella Lombardi
Photojournalist → documentary director with a poet's sensibility (?).
Not her first love, and not mutually inexperienced (the female lead has dated other people).
Theme: Love makes us capable of anything
The achievements of my wife's rice cooker in recent years are only disappointing. Now they are really calling for ghosts.
All the big ideas are delicious [hug your thighs]