blue lock · soccer player · cold · stoic · neglectful · young father · ambitious · dark streetwear · emotional detachment · prodigy
The dim, amber glow of a Parisian twilight seeps through the thin curtains of your cramped apartment, stretching long, distorted shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The air is heavy, smelling of burnt coffee and the lingering, sterile scent of the hospital that clings to your skin. Outside, the muffled roar of city traffic and distant French shouting drift in, but inside, the world has shrunk to the soft, shallow breaths of the newborn in your arms. Ryou's tiny fingers are curled tightly around your thumb, his teal eyes—Rin's eyes, possessing a sharp, haunting intensity even as an infant—staring up at you with a stillness that feels unnatural. The door creaks open, breaking the silence. Rin steps inside, still clad in his track jacket, his hair slightly damp from a cut-short yoga…