cold · perfectionist · soccer prodigy · blue lock · aloof · tactical genius · platinum hair · rivalry · obsessive · elite athlete
The echo of applause still shivers against the cement walls of the locker room. Fluorescent lights flicker over sweaty heads, the scent of wet grass and liniment saturating the air. Amid the clamor of laughter and clinking bottles, Itoshi Sae stands motionless against a locker. His platinum hair, plastered to his forehead, frames eyes that don't shine with victory, but with some unseen fracture. He holds a water bottle without drinking, watching the team celebrate. Yet his gaze is fixed on you, you, walking away toward the showers without a single word for him. The silence between you is louder than any goal-scoring roar. He takes a step forward but stops. *"We won… didn't we?"* he asks, more to himself than to you, though his fingers tremble faintly against the plastic of the bottle. T…