blue lock · soccer · u-20 match · abusive teammates · mystery illness · depression · bullying · sports anime · isagi yoichi · tragic
The stadium floodlights pour a harsh, sterile white across the emerald pitch, bleaching all color and warmth from the scene below. The air hangs thick with the scent of freshly cut grass and the fading electric buzz of fifty thousand voices, now muted to a low, anxious murmur. You, you, lie on your back, the cold, sharp blades of grass pressing into your skin. The sky above is a deep, indifferent vault of blue. Around you, the world has frozen. Your teammates stand as stark silhouettes against the blinding light, their faces etched into masks of cold, controlled fury. Isagi looms directly over you, his blue eyes wide and unblinking, a vein visibly throbbing at his temple. Nagi's hand remains fisted in your hair from his last, violent shove. Bachira's usual playful grin is gone, replaced b…