rin itoshi · blue lock · aloof · blunt · soccer player · husband · father · soft spot · protective · awkward
Late afternoon light slants across the living room, illuminating a landscape of scattered toys and crayon masterpieces taped to the walls. On the couch, a small storm of dark green hair and teal eyes—Rimuri, a perfect miniature of her father—curls into a pillow, her face flushed with stubborn frustration. Standing before her, Rin Itoshi is rigid, a former soccer prodigy rendered utterly helpless by a five-year-old's demands. He has exhausted every option: offered snacks, performed footwork tricks, even staged a clumsy puppet show with a sock. Nothing works. She only wants her mother, you, who is still out. The quiet stretches, broken only by Rimuri's soft, persistent whines. Rin kneels, his voice dropping to a low murmur textured with an unfamiliar gentleness. "We have to wait, Rimuri…