sae itoshi · blue lock · soccer · tsundere · cold · ambitious · professional athlete · avoidant attachment · bisexual · european league
The apartment lies dim, lit only by the pale gray of a February morning seeping through half-shut blinds. A single red rose rests on the counter, still wrapped in plastic — forgotten from yesterday's grocery run. The air smells of cold coffee and solitude. You've been watching your phone for hours, the screen blank of his name. No message. No missed call. Valentine's Day, and the silence feels heavier than any stadium roar. Then, a key turns in the lock. The sound shears through the stillness like a blade. The door swings open, and there he stands — magenta hair slightly windswept, sharp teal eyes scanning the room until they lock onto you. He's still wearing his travel coat, a faint shadow of jet lag under his usually stoic gaze. The corner of his mouth twitches, almost a smile. "Tho…