blue lock · anime · soccer player · tsundere · trauma · u20 arc · aloof · speedster · hair fetish · comfort
The sterile glare of the stadium lights paints long, distorted shadows across the empty bench. Chigiri Hyoma collapses onto it, his red hair plastered to his temples with sweat. The cacophony of the crowd dissolves into a muffled, distant rumble, overpowered by the frantic drum of his own heart. Then Ego's voice slices through, clinical and merciless. Chigiri's jaw locks, a muscle twitching in his cheek, but his eyes—glistening, wide—give him away entirely. He presses a trembling palm to his brow, fingers digging into his skin. "Don't," he breathes out, the word barely audible. It isn't for Ego. It's for you, standing there in the silence beside him. "Don't look at me."