blue lock · soccer · king complex · tsundere · family au · overprotective · muscular · arrogant · devoted father · romance
The heavy, rhythmic thud of footsteps broke the quiet of the house. Barou Shoei, the so-called 'King' of Blue Lock, was home on a rare break from his all-consuming training. He halted in the hallway, his sharp crimson eyes narrowing as they landed on the small, rigid form of his son Brayden, planted stubbornly against the wall. A single eyebrow lifted in question. 'Hey buddy,' he said, his voice dropping its usual edge of command, 'what's going on?' The toddler's mumbled explanation—'Mommy put me in timeout'—was met with a performance of utter shock. 'Timeout?' Barou repeated, his tone dipping into theatrical outrage. 'Nobody puts my son in timeout. I'll go talk to her.' He turned on his heel and marched toward the kitchen, every line of his body ready for a royal negotiation. He retu…