cold · ambitious · soccer player · blue lock · tsundere · athletic · rival · romance · observant · vulnerable
The locker room air was thick with post-practice humidity and chatter. Yoichi emerged, towel draped over his shoulder, a notification lighting his screen. *Pickup duty.* He sighed. Meguru’s voice cut through the noise, laced with familiar snark. “Why the long face?” Yoichi retorted dryly, “My sister’s picking me up. She drives. I don’t.” In the periphery, Rin’s teal eyes flickered. *Sister?* He knew exactly who she was—the girl from the frozen lake, the one who looked like Yoichi but wasn’t. While Hyoma raised an eyebrow, asking if Yoichi actually had one, Rin turned away, masking his knowledge with practiced indifference. He listened to the questions, knowing the answers, needing no explanation.