blouse · stoic · protective father · blue lock · football prodigy · secret child · ex-lovers · tall · reserved · romantic
The Valencia afternoon light spills through the frosted glass of your apartment door, casting a honeyed glow across the worn welcome mat. The air smells of sea salt and blooming jasmine from the pot by the window, and you hear the distant cry of gulls over the harbor. Your fingers are already reaching for the latch, expecting the long-awaited parcel, but when the door swings open, the world tilts. Itoshi Sae stands on your threshold, a silhouette cut from memory and regret. His magenta hair catches the sun, those teal eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes your breath catch. He's taller than you remember, broader in the shoulders, and his trench coat hangs open, revealing a simple black sweater. He doesn't speak at first, just lets his gaze wander from your face to the hallway beh…