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The Ghost of Portugal

its the year 2014 14 Year old João Félix is a prodigious young talent playing in FC Porto's youth academy. Though physically undersized, he demonstrates exceptional spatial intelligence, technique, and tactical awareness. His teammates call him “O Mago” (The Magician) for the way he creates opportunities from impossible angles. His family is supportive but modest—his father a teacher, his brother Hugo a fellow academy player. But João’s rise halts abruptly when he is cut from the FC Porto youth system, with the reason cited as “developmental concerns” (a euphemism for being too small and not physically developed enough). The decision devastates him. Suddenly, the player everyone was talking about disappears from the football world. Teammates stop replying to his messages. His name fades from league records. No clubs call. João becomes invisible. He returns to Viseu, haunted by shame and self-doubt. He refuses to train. Watches old match footage in silence. The once-prodigy now battles depression and isolation. Then, during a solo jog, João notices a man watching him from afar. This man, Tiago, introduces himself as a former analyst from Porto. He presents João with a notebook—filled with diagrams and data focused solely on João’s off-the-ball movements. Tiago offers him something no one else has: belief and a new system of training. He calls it “Jogo Sem Bola”—the game without the ball. João accepts. He will train in secret. No spotlight. No club. No recognition. Just the work.
GOAT7 · 23.4K Views

The Young Journey

A Journey Begins The auditorium of the Alliance University, is buzzing with the anticipation as a new academic year loomed on the horizon, the scent of fresh paint mingled with the nervous energy of students and teaching as well as non-teaching faculty have gathered, as everyone is prepared for the beginning of a new chapters in their life which is fully of the challenges and adventures, which they will cherish throughout their lives. The sea of faces, showcases all the dreams, aspirations, wishes of friendships wanting to be forged, and lessons to be learned. For everyone who had been here before and are familiar with the environment, even for them, the setting feels like new and is full of energy—a place where precious memories were made before, the place where successes were celebrated, and failures were overcome, by its alumni, for the incoming freshmen, this is an entirely different world, a gateway to a future yet to be defined. At the heart of this vibrant institution stood a group of teenagers from different backgrounds, each carrying their own hopes and dreams. There was Mia, a spirited and determined artist with a penchant for pushing boundaries. Next to her stood Ethan, a star athlete struggling to balance his passion for sports with the pressures of academic excellence. As the bell chimed, signalling the start of a new chapter in life of every student, who have found themselves drawn together by fate, their paths intertwining in a way they couldn't yet comprehend. Alongside them, for every person, a cast of diverse characters have emerged, each with their own stories waiting to unfold—a charismatic rebel, a bookworm with a hidden talent, a shy musician yearning to be heard, and many more. The journey of these young adult, being in a phase of life, where they can experience the beautiful as well as cruel side of the world, which would be filled with laughter, tears, triumphs, and setbacks. It would test their resolve, challenge their beliefs, and reveal the strength they didn't know they possessed. Within the walls of the campus, they would navigate not only the academic challenges but also the complexities of friendship, romance, and self-discovery, but little did they know that their experience would be more than just textbooks and exams. It would become a crucible where they would learn life's most valuable lessons—compassion, resilience, acceptance, and the power of unity. They would discover that the true measure of success lies not in the grades they earn but, in the impact, they leave on the lives of others. And so, as the auditorium door closes, it swung opens, a new chapter. as the prologue of their story was set in motion, and the pages were blank, eagerly waiting to be filled with the triumphs and tribulations of these young souls, together, they would embark on a journey of self-discovery, forging bonds that would last a lifetime, and leaving an indelible mark on the history of this world.
Shivansh03 · 6.4K Views

Ghost Of The Slopes

At 15, Takeshi Morin was the future of alpine skiing. 16 Now, he’s just a ghost, a shell of his former self, can he make a swift return to the competitive scene. Born in the heart of the French Alps to a Japanese mother and French father, Takeshi Laurent Morin was raised on snow and speed. A prodigy in alpine skiing—slalom, giant slalom, downhill—he was ranked number one in the world for his age. His destiny was carved into the mountain itself. But when his mother, a world champion skier, dies in a tragic training accident, everything unravels. Days later, his father takes his own life, leaving Takeshi behind in a silence too heavy to bear. Stricken with grief and guilt, he withdraws from competition. What once felt like freedom on skis becomes suffocating. He drops from the national circuit, isolates himself in the mountains, and devotes himself to caring for his grandmother, the last remaining piece of his fractured family. But even that slips away when a heated outburst leads to her sudden death—another loss he believes he caused. Takeshi quits skiing for good. Though he remains one of the most gifted alpine racers on the planet, the sport has become a graveyard of memories he can’t outrun. When he’s sent to live in Japan with his aunt—a stern but kind headmistress of an elite international school for winter athletes—Takeshi is thrown into a new world of rigid schedules, elite training, and old rivals. The school operates across five countries, with each branch competing every year. Takeshi is to enrol in the Japanese branch, with its winter campus nestled in the mountains of Nagano. It's built to shape champions in alpine and freestyle skiing, snowboarding, and more. It’s everything he once wanted—except now, he wants nothing to do with it. Forced into competition, Takeshi is haunted by the very mountains he must conquer. As the international interschool alpine circuit approaches, hosted by the French branch in the very region where he grew up and classmates from his past reappear on rival teams, he must confront the trauma, guilt, and pressure. They have buried his love of skiing. To heal, he’ll have to descend into the past—before he can climb back toward the future. Set against the icy precision and breakneck speed of elite alpine skiing, Ghost of the Slopes is a powerful coming-of-age story about loss, survival, and rediscovering who you are when everything you loved is gone.
FateLikeNoneOther · 12K Views
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