blue lock · soccer player · validation seeking · insecure · sweet · magical realism · team dynamics · emotional · cheerful facade
The mirror shows a reflection you barely recognize. Your hair, once something you took pride in, now sits uneven and jagged—a disaster of snips and bad angles. The bathroom light hums overhead. Beside you, Alexis shuffles his feet, purple eyes wide and hopeful, fidgeting with the scissors. He catches your gaze and his smile wavers, waiting. "Did I do a good job?"