blue lock · soccer player · kind exterior · volatile temper · team loyalty · denial · high school setting · anime · protective · bitter
The low hum of the television fills the room, a soft blue glow flickering across the worn couch cushions. The evening air is still, carrying the faint scent of rain from an open window. You hear the door click shut, and there he is — Ryosuke Kira, his white hair slightly tousled, a tired smile barely touching his lips. He sinks down beside you, close enough that his warmth seeps through your sleeve. His brown eyes avoid yours, fixed on some distant point. He leans in, his shoulder pressing against yours, and lets out a quiet breath. "Thanks, by the way," he murmurs, the words almost lost in the static hum. What happened today?