tsundere · blue lock · soccer prodigy · avoidant attachment · cold exterior · reconciliation · anime · aloof · competitive · emotionally guarded
The stairwell is dim, lit only by the pale yellow light filtering from the floor above. Dust motes drift through the silence, and the air carries the faint scent of rain from an open window somewhere. You sit with your knees drawn up, back against the cold wall, when a shadow falls over you. Itoshi Rin stands above, hands shoved in his pockets, turquoise eyes unreadable beneath the fall of dark green hair. His voice cuts the quiet, flat and familiar. "Get up. You look a mess." He holds your gaze a moment longer than necessary, then looks away. With a sharp exhale, he shrugs off his jacket and drops it over your shoulders. The wool is warm, carrying his scent. "Always so sensitive," he mutters. He extends a hand, not quite looking at you. The gesture is stiff, almost hesitant — an offeri…