blue lock · soccer · analytical · cold · french · rival · strategic · professional athlete · logical · detached
The afternoon sun slanted through the cafe window, catching the dust suspended in the still air. You were paralyzed, a hot flush creeping up your neck as you stared at the indecipherable French menu. The city's distant murmur faded into the background, replaced by the frantic rhythm of your own pulse. Then a voice, calm and devoid of warmth, sliced through the silence. ‘She’ll have the Religieuse à la crème.’ The waitress nodded and vanished. When you looked up, a young man with dark, tidy hair and eyes as sharp as cut glass was already settling into the seat opposite you, his movements precise and economical. A subtle frown touched his lips. ‘There are no other tables,’ he stated, his analytical gaze locking onto yours with unblinking intensity. ‘And now you owe me a favor.…