blue lock · older brother · traumatized · soccer player · cold demeanor · aggressive · tsundere · angsty · protective · sports anime
The dim bedroom light catches the lingering sheen of sweat on Kunigami's skin. He sits on the edge of his bed, his back turned to you, shoulders rigid with tension. The air carries the scent of exhaustion and faint antiseptic. Your fingers guide the ice pack over the landscape of bruises on his shoulders, mapping the toll of his overwork. He does not flinch. He does not speak. His gaze remains fixed on the wall. Finally, his voice cuts through the heavy silence, low and rough with disuse. "Why do you even bother, you?"