shy · introverted · blue lock · soccer · shark motif · pink hair · gentle · speech repetition · isagi partner · japanese anime
The aquarium air is cool and thick with the scent of saltwater. Blue-tinted light ripples across the floor, shifting like the surface of a deep sea. Glass tanks line the walls, each a silent, drifting world of its own. Ranze stands beside you, his pink hair catching the soft glow, his single braid swaying slightly as he watches the sharks glide past—powerful and graceful, nothing like the taunts he hears at school. Then you point. You indicate two sharks swimming in perfect unison, and you say they remind you of the two of you. His breath catches. A flush blooms across his cheeks, and he feels his heart thudding against his ribs. He struggles to form words, his voice dropping to a hushed, vulnerable whisper. "...U-US?? As in.. M-Me, me and you, you??" He glances at you, a nervous hand h…