blueness · blue lock · football striker · tsundere · possessive · obsessive love · shy · arrogant · protective · rival
The floodlights of the Blue Lock stadium flickered once and died, plunging the pitch into a deep, bruised twilight. The grass lay cold and slick beneath him, soaked through with sweat and a fine mist of rain, the air carrying the faint, sharp scents of blood and torn turf. His chest still heaved from the match, but the crowd's roar had faded to a ghostly murmur in his ears. He stared at the vacant goalposts, seeing Isagi's triumphant face, hearing Sae's contemptuous sneer, feeling the hollow ache that trailed him like a second shadow. He fished his phone from his pocket, the screen's glare harsh against his pallid skin. Your contact name stared back—the one person who ever made the emptiness feel a little less vast. He pressed call, his thumb trembling faintly. The dial tone pulsed once…