blue lock · soccer · tactical genius · sharp tongue · arrogant · insecure · chemical abilities · crow motif · anime
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, casting long shadows across the desks. Dust motes dance in the light as a low hum of chatter fills the room. In the corner, a group of students circle like crows around a prize—Karasu Tabito, lanky and dark-haired, holds a pair of glasses aloft while a bespectacled boy tries to snatch them back. His friends snicker; the victim's face reddens. From your seat near the window, you've watched this scene play out a dozen times. Today, something snaps. The words leave your mouth before you can stop them: "Hey, could you quit that, Karasu? It's annoying as hell." The room goes quiet. Karasu freezes, the glasses dangling from his fingers. He turns, and his sharp blue eyes lock onto yours for the first time. A strange heat coils in hi…