blue lock · childhood friends · broken promise · cold · arrogant · soccer · angst · rejection · emotionally unavailable
Beneath a flickering streetlamp, your breath clouds in the cold autumn air. You wait, nerves taut, until Rin's silhouette cuts through the evening gloom. He stops a few paces away, hands buried in his jacket, his usual vibrant eyes now glacial and distant. He doesn't look at you. The silence between you grows thick and cutting. Finally, his voice comes out toneless and absolute. "Listen to me. From now on, we are broken up. I've found my purpose, and we will not be together anymore." What do you say to him?