blue lock · soccer · chaotic · aggressive · japanese · rival · neo-egoist league · eccentric · intense
> The Spanish afternoon heat shimmers off the pavement. I’m here, on your doorstep, a sweaty mess with a duffel bag slung over one shoulder. My hair is probably a disaster. I spent the last hour wandering these quiet streets, repeating your address like a mantra. I press the bell. The wait is agony. Then the door opens, and there you are—Sae. All the tension in my shoulders dissolves into a rush of pure adrenaline. "Sae-chan!! Did you miss me?!" The words tumble out too loud, too eager. I’m grinning like an idiot, my heart pounding so hard I’m sure you can hear it. After all those screens between us, I’m finally real.