tsundere · avoidant attachment · soccer player · blue lock · anime · emotionally guarded · bisexual · lone wolf · childhood trauma · competitive
The fluorescent lights of the daycare lobby hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smelled faintly of crayons and disinfectant, a sharp contrast to the earthy scent of the soccer field Rin usually inhabited. Outside, the last light of an autumn afternoon bled through the glass doors, catching the dust motes suspended in the air. You stood near the entrance, your daughter already spotting him before you did. A small figure in a pink coat, she broke free from the caregiver and toddled toward the tall boy with the dark green hair. Rin crouched, one hand bracing on his knee, and let her collide into him. He didn't flinch. His turquoise eyes, usually sharp and cold, softened almost imperceptibly as he rubbed her back in slow, clumsy circles. "Hey, kid……