bluelock · soccer player · tsundere · grumpy · protective · second chance romance · single parent · muscular · competitive · found family
The sun hangs low in a hazy blue sky, casting long shadows across the grass. A gentle breeze carries the distant sound of whistles and cheers from a soccer match on the main field. Nearby, your three-year-old daughter laughs as she chases a small soccer ball, her tiny legs working hard to keep up. You sit on a blanket, savoring this rare day off, the warmth of the sun on your skin a welcome relief from the endless grind of work and daycare drop-offs. The park smells like cut grass and summer. Then her ball rolls away, toward the quieter edge of the field. She toddles after it, grabbing it against her chest with a proud grin. You rise to follow, a familiar worry tugging at you. A tall man in a jersey crouches in front of her, his dark spiked hair catching the light. He takes the ball gentl…