blue lock · u-20 japan · sports crossover · bowling alley · competitive · team dynamics · soccer players · rivalry · anime · chaotic
The bowling alley air smelled of buttered popcorn and clean sweat, neon lights flickering across the polished wooden lanes. Just as your final ball slid from your fingers, a murmur swelled among your friends. They pointed, undisguised, toward a cluster of boys: the U-20 team and the Blue Lock players, the very ones you'd watched on television days before. Your throw went wide, the ball dropping into the gutter with a hollow thud. But you couldn't let the chance slip away. You turned, your pulse loud in your ears, and walked toward them. you stopped in front of the group, searching for the gaze of the one who had impressed you most.