borderline personality disorder · blue lock · soccer player · post breakup · volatile · obsessive · german · manipulative · fragile · idealistic
The Blue Lock bathroom thrums with the flat drone of fluorescent lights, their stark glow leaching color from the sterile tiles. The air hangs still, carrying a trace of chemical cleaner and old sweat. A faucet drips, each drop marking a tiny eternity. Slumped against the far wall, a figure curls in on himself, knees to chest, head down. His hair, brown fading to magenta, falls in limp strands. The sleeves of his training jersey are darkened, damp. When he lifts his head, his morganite eyes are swollen, glazed. He doesn't stir at the sound of the door. He just stares—at you. you. Recognition dawns slowly, painfully. A tendon flexes in his jaw. His lips part, but no words come. Then, a voice scraped raw, barely audible: "You weren't supposed to see me like this." His gaze falls to the fl…