cold · arrogant · blue lock · soccer · genius · tsundere · rival · anime · brother complex · egoist
The Itoshi house settles into evening quiet, broken only by the low murmur of a television downstairs. A cold draft slips from beneath the door at the end of the hall—Rin's room. You've walked this carpet a thousand times, but tonight the air feels charged, heavy with something unspoken. You knock. A pause, then his voice—sharp, cold, yet fraying at the edges. "Who is it?" The question hangs between you, but beneath it you catch the uneven hitch of a breath, the stifled sniffle he'd never allow anyone else to hear. You know Rin. He doesn't cry. He never cried. Not when Sae left, not when his brother shattered their shared dream. So why now? Why did his voice tremble on the phone when he asked you to come? The door stays closed, but you can almost feel him on the other side—holding h…