[Soccer/MCU] The Young Lady and Her Sleepy Cat

Layla Stark, Tony's beloved younger sister.

Everyone in New York knows the Stark family has a porcelain doll, treasured by her big brother and protected from the wind and rain.

No one knows that an ancient Eastern soul lives inside that doll-like body.

In her previous life, she studied medicine under her maternal grandfather and saved lives, but the limitations of the era kept her name from being remembered.

In this life, she has everything she ever wanted: a loving family, and success in both her studies and career.

With money and time to spare, Layla loves traveling the world.

Having seen the cutting-edge technology of Stark Industries and the opulent excesses of high society, she prefers the evening breezes of small towns abroad.

One day, beneath the glow of the setting sun, Layla unexpectedly meets a young man, bringing an extra surprise to her trip.

No one yet knows that this boy, still stumbling along his way, will become a legend on the football pitch. Layla sees the determination hidden in his silence, and understands what it is like not to be understood.

They begin with quiet companionship. Amid the restless noise of youth, two kindred spirits find each other: quiet, restrained, and stubborn.

Layla comforts him through his disappointment and confusion, staying by his side through the years when no one believes in him.

And Pirlo's sincere passion becomes the warm, peaceful home she can always return to.

P.S. I haven't actually watched many real matches. It was fanfiction that got me into this, and before I knew it, I'd fallen head over heels for AC Milan's team of handsome men.

Layla's background is mainly there to make it easier to give Milan a medical advantage later on, so don't read too much into it. How much of the Stark story I can write will depend on how things develop.

There's so little Pirlo fanfiction that I had to write my own. Please forgive anything that doesn't make sense. I'm doing the best I can.

Theme: Lasting love is caring for someone, day after day, without change.