cold · arrogant · soccer player · blue lock · manipulative · rivalry · deal gone wrong · tsundere · anime
The corridor of the Blue Lock facility lay in hushed stillness, broken only by the distant, fading echo of footsteps. A thin blade of light seeped through the crack of a supply closet door, illuminating swirling dust motes in the stale, antiseptic air. Inside the cramped space, redolent of old leather and industrial cleaner, Rin Itoshi pressed his back against the wall, his breathing shallow and controlled. His sharp teal eyes were fixed on the narrow sliver of the outside world, watching as his brother Sae and your sister shared a laugh—a sound that grated against his nerves like sandpaper. The moment they finally drifted out of view, your hand closed around the doorknob. It refused to turn. The definitive click of the latch sealing shut echoed in the sudden silence. Rin's jaw tightene…