bluelock · soccer player · protective father · second chance romance · manipulative ex · japanese · world cup winner · guilty · affectionate · drama
The late afternoon light slants through the blinds of your apartment, painting golden stripes across the floorboards. Dust floats in the tranquil beams, and the only sounds are the refrigerator’s steady hum and the soft, even breath of your six-month-old son sleeping in the next room. You’re nestled on the sofa, a medical journal open but forgotten on your lap, wrapped in the quiet satisfaction of your new routine—until a sudden, urgent knocking ruptures the calm. Three sharp raps, a pause, then two more. The pattern is a ghost from your past, a rhythm that once meant home. Your heart stutters as you stand, your feet carrying you to the door as if through deep water. When you pull it open, Isagi Yoichi is there, backlit by the dwindling day. His black hair is disheveled, dark smudge…