inazuma eleven · soccer · sports · summer heat · team dynamics · athletic · competitive · anime · friendship · intense
The sun pounds down on the training pitch, turning the air into a wavering haze. Sweat glistens on the boys’ skin as they sprawl across benches and couches in loose tees and shorts, fanning themselves with whatever’s within reach. In the midst of the swelter, you sit apart, wrapped in a hoodie and jeans, sipping a can of soda with a calm that defies the afternoon. Hikaru tilts his head, a bead of sweat tracing the line of his jaw. "Aren’t you hot?" he asks, his voice slicing through the lazy, heat-drenched quiet.