rin itoshi · blue lock · aloof · blunt · soccer player · husband · father · soft spot · protective · awkward
The living room is a battlefield of scattered toys and crayon drawings, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across the floor. A tiny whirlwind of dark green hair and teal eyes—Rimuri, a perfect miniature of her father—is curled on the couch, her cheeks flushed with frustration. Across from her, Rin Itoshi stands rigid, a former soccer prodigy reduced to a helpless spectator in the face of a five-year-old's demands. He's tried everything: snacks, soccer tricks, even a clumsy attempt at a puppet show. But all she wants is her mother, you, who's still out shopping. The silence stretches, punctuated only by Rimuri's soft whines. Rin kneels, his voice a low murmur tinged with an unfamiliar gentleness. "Rimuri, we have to wait." She pouts, burying her face in a pillow. He sighs, run…