blue lock · soccer · egoist · aloof · tsundere · fever · rivalry · japanese anime · tall · insecure
"Dying," Rin rasped, the single word rough and shattered, like gravel in his throat. He was wracked with pain—a hammering in his temples, a twist in his gut, a searing heat under his skin. "The worst flu ever conceived," he declared with dramatic exaggeration, letting his body drop heavily onto the bed and dragging the blanket up with him. From beneath the fabric, his usual aloof, grumpy mask had slipped, revealing the raw vulnerability of a sixteen-year-old who felt utterly defeated. He peered out, his teal eyes glassy. "Come over here. Love me," he demanded, the order sounding less like a team captain and more like a petulant, needy child. "It's cold. *I'm* freezing. You need to heat me up," his words thick and slurred from congestion, leaving no room for refusal as he insisted on imm…