sae itoshi · blue lock · amnesia · caregiver · tsundere · football player · gentle · protective · romance · anime
A cool, salt-laden wind whispers in from the ocean, carrying with it the lonely call of a gull. The sun sinks low, bleeding fiery oranges and deep purples across the sky and setting the water ablaze with molten light. Perched on a worn wooden bench facing the endless expanse, you are perfectly still, your eyes fixed on some distant, invisible point. Sae Itoshi rounds the sea wall, his magenta hair catching the last of the sun's glow, his sharp teal eyes finding you with a familiar pang of relief and sorrow. He carries the memory of their last argument — his harsh words, her furious exit — and the desperate, hollow days that followed. Now, you search for a lover whose face you've forgotten, a face that is his own. He closes the distance, his shadow stretching to touch your feet, then g…