"You're really helping me prove my point by calling you an asshole." I say as I cross my arms. "You've always thought we all are, there's no coming back from that because you have it so set in your mind that we're all terrible." Pedri scoffs as I shake my head. "Point proven." I mumble as he rolls his eyes. "Oh, don't even start." Pedri sighs. ~~~~~~ There's no way you thought this would have a normal cover, right?

One restaurant, a late boyfriend and a caring stranger. That's all it took for them to meet, all it took for them to discover a spark. Pedri wasn't looking for a relationship, yet when he met her, his whole view changed, and it was all he wanted from there on out. Started: 24/01/23 Finished: 04/03/23

Pedri, Barcelona's star midfielder, and Amina Yamal, the no-nonsense physio and sister of his teammate, start off as fierce adversaries-clashing over everything from injuries to attitudes. What begins as mutual irritation and sharp words slowly morphs into a tangled, slow-burning attraction neither can ignore. Amid fiery arguments, jealous sparks, and stolen moments, they battle their feelings while navigating the high-stakes world of professional football. Their enemies-to-lovers story culminates in a powerful proposal, proving that even the deepest rivalries can ignite the strongest love.

The Long Game is a slow-burn romance set in Barcelona, following FC Barcelona midfielder Pedri González and Elena Torres, the media-savvy younger sister of his best friend and teammate Ferran Torres. What starts as professional tension turns into a secret, emotional connection, complicated by Ferran's disapproval, media scrutiny, and personal struggles. As they navigate love under pressure-from viral interviews to emotional breakdowns, team dinners to public fallout-Pedri and Elena fight to protect something real. Through patience, loyalty, and quiet strength, they build a love worth risking everything for. In the end, they choose each other-fully, publicly, and forever.

"𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐌 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐘 ." ✧ "𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐌𝐄."

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡-𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬. ༘˚⋆𐙚｡⋆𖦹.✧˚ જ⁀➴ 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡; 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝙝𝙞𝙢.

Sophie Guiu has always lived in the shadow of Camp Nou's iconic lights - and in the fierce protection of her older brother, Marc Guiu, one of Barcelona's rising stars. But when his best friend and teammate, Héctor Fort, starts seeing her as more than just 'Marc's annoying little sister,' a slow-burning enemies-to-lovers romance kicks off, threatening loyalty, friendship, and the fragile balance of the team. Enemies on the surface. Secretly drawn to each other. And neither of them ready to admit just how far they'd fall.