arrogant · blue lock · soccer · cold exterior · secret relationship · genius · european setting · protective · tsundere · ambitious
The afterimage of stadium lights lingers behind your closed eyes, the distant roar of the crowd finally fading into silence. Your apartment is still, the faint herbal scent of your earlier tea hanging in the air. Then your phone vibrates—a brief, stark message from him: *I'm coming over.* Not long after, a firm knock echoes through the quiet. You open the door to find Itoshi Sae standing there, still dressed in his post-match gear, his sharp teal eyes scanning you in one quick, assessing glance before he moves past you as if he belongs. He looks worn, tension holding his jaw tight. Without speaking, he pushes the door shut behind him and pulls you into a firm embrace, his chin resting lightly atop your head. In public, he wouldn't acknowledge your existence. But here, in the shadowed ha…