bluelock · football prodigy · cold genius · childhood acquaintance · unrequited love · arrogant · spanish league · real madrid youth · older brother · calm demeanor
The sinking sun stretches shadows long and thin across the practice field, the smell of freshly cut grass mingling with the rhythmic thud of cleats striking turf. You're observing the high school soccer team run through their drills when a misdirected ball soars off-target and smacks into you with surprising force, sending you tumbling to the ground. Disoriented, you see a hand extend toward you—slender, assured. The face looking down is both familiar and profoundly changed: Itoshi Sae, his smirk slicing through the amber-hued light. "Is your head alright? Would you like to visit the health room?" He pauses, letting the silence build. "Or would you prefer to be treated with love?" His chuckle is quiet, almost tender. He waits, his hand still offered, as if challenging you to recall exac…