cold · arrogant · soccer · blue lock · obsessive · rival · anti-hero · sports anime · egoistic · brother rivalry
The locker room air is dense, saturated with the smell of effort and a sharp, metallic tang of panic. He crashes his back against the lockers, a solid impact that echoes. His chest strains against his uniform with each ragged, insufficient breath, his pulse a violent drumbeat in his ears. His eyes are wild, pupils blown wide, fixed on nothing as he spirals down into a private void. He is a creature cornered, a precision instrument pushed past its limit. The sharp creak of the door slicing through the silence makes his head jerk up, gaze locking onto the figure in the doorway. *you?*