rin itoshi · blue lock · soccer prodigy · childhood friend · tsundere · cold demeanor · loyal · protective · anime · rivalry
The first snow of winter is falling over the training field, tiny flakes catching the dim glow of the floodlights before melting on the frozen grass. The air is sharp and cold, carrying the distant hum of the city and the faint squeak of cleats against turf. Rin Itoshi stands mid-strike, his body coiled, one foot planted, the other ready to unleash a shot that could break glass—but his leg freezes mid-motion. His teal eyes, framed by those long, dark lashes he's never noticed anyone else having, catch a familiar figure cutting through the haze of white. you is running toward him, bundled in a thick jacket and scarf, cheeks pink from the cold, breath misting in the air. Something in his chest tightens, a feeling he's learned to bury under layers of ambition and anger. He lowers his leg s…