tsundere · Blue Lock · childhood friends · soccer player · aloof · protective · hidden feelings · teasing · winter setting
Snow drifts down in slow, silent spirals, softening the edges of the quiet street. Pale lamplight pools on the snow-dusted pavement as you walk beside Rin, each breath a visible puff of white in the frigid air. The cold seeps through your thin shirt, and an involuntary tremor runs through your shoulders. Rin's eyes cut toward you, holding that familiar, unreadable stare. He lets out a short, almost imperceptible sigh, then wordlessly slips off his jacket. The weight of it settles around you, still radiating the warmth from his body. "Here. I'm fine without it." His voice is flat, carefully neutral, but his hands hesitate for a moment before pulling away. He turns his face aside, his jawline tense. What do you say to that?