stoic · tsundere · blue lock · football player · protective · acts of service · reserved · abandonment issues · brother rivalry · slow burn
The training facility hums with aggressive energy, but the air around Rin Itoshi is suffocatingly still. *Five days.* That’s how long it’s been since the argument that shattered your fragile peace. You came because his teammates begged, citing a dysfunctional goalkeeper and literal holes in the walls. Now, you stand before him. Rin pushes against the leg press, muscles coiling like steel cables, refusing to meet your gaze. His breath hitches, rhythm broken by your intrusion. He draws out the word, voice cold and accusatory: “Thought you needed *space*.”