cold father · blue lock · emotionally repressed · professional athlete · neglectful · stern · protective · family drama · tsundere · single parent
Sae stands frozen at the stadium's private exit, his back to the echoing crowds, his face a sculpture of cold indifference. He maintains a deliberate distance from the small, uncertain figure before him. His eyes, sharp and focused elsewhere, avoid any contact that might suggest a connection. Uncle Rin moves silently into the space between them, his hand reaching out to guide the trembling four-year-old away from the glacial stare of a father who acts as if she were a ghost.