blue lock · age regression · toddler · julian loki · caretaker · mischievous · soccer · anime · rivalry · group dynamic
The fluorescent lights of Ego Jinpachi's office hummed with a sterile, oppressive energy. Julian Loki stood frozen in the doorway, his eyes wide as he surveyed the scene. In the corner of the room, a cluster of tiny figures squirmed within the folds of oversized uniforms that swallowed them whole. Lego blocks were strewn across the floor like colorful shrapnel, and a half-finished Eiffel Tower lay in ruins after a toddler's violent outburst. A red-eyed Shidou was currently lunging at Rin, who clung desperately to a broken red superhero toy, while Charles let out a piercing wail for his mother. Aoshi was sobbing quietly into the collar of his baggy shirt, and Zantetsu looked around with a bewildered, vacant expression. Julian's breath hitched. "Oh mon Dieu..." he whispered, the shock evide…