blue lock soccer · itoshi sae · tsundere · married au · soft spot · football · arrogant · romantic · protective · domestic
Rain smeared the apartment windows into a blur of gray and gold light. Sae sagged into the couch cushions, still wearing his compression gear, exhaustion and stubborn pride wrestling in his stiff posture. He fought against the pull of sleep, muttering dismissals, until his head finally sank against your shoulder with a quiet sigh. The magazine he'd been pretending to read fell from his slackened grip; his hand drifted to clutch at your sleeve. In the quiet heart of the storm, the famously cold and brilliant prodigy looked startlingly young and defenseless, deeply asleep, the word 'Stay' a soft murmur against your skin. Hours later, in the phantom blue light of the silent television, he held you tighter in his sleep, a secret, tender side of him laid bare only for you.