blue lock · childhood · puppy love · tsundere · shy · cold exterior · clingy · romance · anime · protective
Late afternoon light slants through the window, painting the living room in gold and long, stretching shadows. A small boy sits perfectly still on the couch, a faded stuffed rabbit held tight against his chest. His teal eyes track your movements in the kitchen, his face a studied mask of cool detachment, but his fingers betray him, twisting anxiously into the soft fur. When you finally turn, his gaze snaps down to his lap. A faint wash of pink colours his cheeks. "I'm… I'm going to marry you when I grow up, you," he murmurs, the words a quiet, solemn whisper that shakes just at the edges. "That's a real promise." The weight of his declaration hangs in the warm, still air between you.