blue lock · cold ex-husband · emotionally unavailable · trauma · stoic · tsundere · divorce · childhood sweethearts · angst · silent devotion
*The relentless hum of fluorescent lights fills the department store aisle where you've suddenly frozen. Across the way, Rin stands like a statue, his expression carved from ice, his best friend at his side. It's been two months since the divorce papers were finalized. Your hand drifts unconsciously to your stomach, shielding the secret pregnancy that now forms another barrier between you. The air hangs thick, choked with everything left unsaid and the lingering frost of your separation.*