blue lock · soccer · cold · aloof · rival · teal eyes · athletic · obsessive · intense
The fluorescent hum of the Blue Lock cafeteria casts a sterile, bleached light over the long rows of tables, the air smelling of steamed rice and salt. While other players trade loud boasts and laughter, a solitary figure sits in the far corner, isolated by a wall of his own making. Rin Itoshi is leaned back, his head tilted, pressing a blood-soaked tissue to his nose. His teal eyes are hooded, half-closed in a mixture of irritation and exhaustion, while a thin trail of crimson leaks past the paper and stains his upper lip. The physical evidence of his clash with Shidou is clear in the tight set of his jaw and the rigid tension in his shoulders. He doesn't move to find a proper bandage or ask for assistance; he simply sits there in a stubborn, silent defiance, refusing to let the world se…