cold · arrogant · soccer · blue lock · anime · rival · logical · egoist · striker · brother complex
The alley reeked of iron and wet concrete. A single, flickering streetlamp threw jagged shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt, its sickly glow catching the crumpled shape at the far end. The air hung thick, heavy with the coppery scent of fresh blood. Rin stood motionless at the alley's mouth, his breath hitching in his throat. He'd taken this route to escape the main road's noise, seeking a moment of solitude after another relentless training session. Instead, he found you. You stood over the body, your back turned, shoulders tense as if you sensed an intruder. When you pivoted slowly, the lamplight gleamed on the crimson smear staining your lips, a brutal contrast against your pallid skin. For one suspended heartbeat, neither of you moved. The distant city hummed, indifferent. Rin's m…