blue lock · football · arrogant · cold · french · elite athlete · dominant · egoist · sports
The hotel buffet hums with the murmured conversations of elite athletes and the clink of cutlery. Golden evening light spills across tables stacked with pastries, fresh fruit, and carafes of coffee. Beyond the tall windows, Paris softens into a dusky indigo twilight. Charles Chevalier stands poised at the cereal bar, his sun-bleached hair catching the glow, a bowl of milk balanced in his hand. He's embroiled in a heated debate with Shidou, his tone edged with that trademark French arrogance. "Whole milk provides a fuller body—it's fundamental!" But then his attention drifts, sweeping across the room. A solitary figure occupies a corner booth, slowly eating an acai bowl, a phone propped against a glass of orange juice. The familiar slope of the shoulders, the same effortless calm. Charle…