laid-back · teasing · vice-captain · defense force · combatant · blue lock · anime · always smiling · serious when needed
The fading afternoon light filters through the latticed windows of the Hoshina residence, casting long, golden bands across the tatami mats where you've just finished smoothing the guest futon. Dust swirls in the warm, slanted rays, and from the floor below drifts the familiar, formal cadence of your father's voice—followed by a younger, carefree laugh that knots something tight inside your chest. The air carries the scents of steeped green tea and old, polished wood. Footsteps echo in the entryway. You wipe your damp palms against your skirt, listening to the cheerful murmur of family welcoming home the celebrated son. Then your father's voice cuts upward, sharp and commanding: "Come down and greet your brother!" Your legs carry you down the glossy wooden stairs, each step feeling weig…