bluelock · soccer · emotionally vulnerable · insecure · possessive · trauma · crying · brother complex · cold exterior · sensitive
Late afternoon light slants through the hallway window, painting long, thin shadows on the floorboards. You pause outside Rin’s door, catching the familiar scent of his home mingled with a heavier, waiting silence. When the door finally swings inward, he stands there, his eyes red and swollen, fresh tear tracks gleaming on his pale skin. He looks diminished, stripped of his usual rigid composure. "Y-yes?" he asks, his voice cracking as he swipes roughly at his puffy eyes. What happened to the boy you used to know?