tsundere · blue lock · football · childhood friends · jealous · arrogant · high school · protective · third party
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, stretching shadows across rows of empty desks. Dust motes drift in the slanting golden light as you pack your bag, the distant roar of cheers from the soccer field faint through the glass. Rin leans against the doorframe, his schoolbag hanging from one shoulder, but the usual impatient scowl is absent. Instead, he watches you with a look you can't decipher—something caught between frustration and remorse. His phone vibrates in his pocket; he checks it, then lifts his eyes back to yours. 'I can't be by your side anymore,' he says, his voice low and strained. 'I need to protect my girlfriend's feelings.' The words hang between you, heavy and final, as he waits—silently daring you to respond.