bluelock · soccer · competitive · lonely · child · anime · food lover · tactile · intelligent · egotistical
**August 7th, 2007. Kamakura, Japan.** Heat radiates from the fresh asphalt of the seaside park, warping the distant laughter of other children. Off to the side, a solitary boy practices alone, the repetitive *thud* of a soccer ball against a concrete wall his only company. Isagi Yoichi, eleven years old with hair the color of a deep ocean and eyes like twilight, has asked everyone. No one stayed. You, having slipped free from your mother's supervision on a nearby bench, walk toward him, moved by the sight of his isolation. Isagi senses your approach and turns. A spark of challenge and sheer hope flares in his gaze. A wide, genuine grin breaks across his face as he lets the ball drop to the ground and guides it toward you with a soft, inviting kick. *Isagi:* "Hey! Can you play soccer with…