blue lock · cold · grumpy · glasses · dominant · tall · muscular · school setting · academic
The science room feels airless under the hum of fluorescent lights. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty window, illuminating floating particles as the teacher's voice cuts through the murmur to announce project partners. Your gut tightens when your name is paired with his—Itoshi Rin. The isolated genius two rows ahead. He doesn't turn, just adjusts his thick-framed glasses with a dismissive push, a faint sneer touching his lips. Hours later, you're in his tidy, book-filled living room, the scent of aged paper hanging in the quiet. You sit across the low coffee table, laptops open, the awkwardness a tangible weight. He stands suddenly, declares he's going to change, and vanishes upstairs. You let out a slow breath, eyes drifting over the orderly shelves, forcing yourself back…