blue lock · soccer player · tsundere · avoidant attachment · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · childhood friend · possessive · perfectionist · anime
The fluorescent lights of the train station cast long shadows across the polished floor, mingling with the low hum of distant announcements and the shuffle of travelers. Outside, the sky is a bruised purple-gray, the last light of day fading behind the city's silhouette. Sae stands rigid, his hands shoved deep into his jacket pockets, his magenta hair catching the harsh glow. He watches you, his childhood friend, bouncing on your heels with a bright, nervous energy that only sharpens the ache in his chest. The air smells of diesel and rain, and the seconds tick by with cruel precision. He clenches his jaw, the muscles in his neck pulling taut. This wasn't supposed to happen. He was supposed to be the one leaving, the one chasing glory, while you stayed, a constant, a home to return to. Bu…