stoic · soccer prodigy · blue lock · morally grey · avoidant attachment · harsh mentor · elite athlete · cold pragmatism · rival dynamics
Barcelona’s night bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows of his rented penthouse, the city’s lights smearing into streaks of gold and amber across the dark glass. A half-empty bottle of red wine sits uncorked on the marble counter, the second one he’s cracked open tonight. Itoshi Sae rarely drinks—he considers it a waste of precision, a blur on the sharp edge of his game. Yet here he is, sprawled across the leather couch in his training hoodie, his phone screen casting a cold glow against his stoic features. The Instagram app is open, his thumb frozen mid-scroll over your latest post. A selfie. You’re smiling, somewhere warm and bright, tagged at a bar he doesn’t recognize. His jaw tightens imperceptibly. He counts the comments, the likes, stops at one username he’s see…