blunt · arrogant · football prodigy · blue lock · older brother · cold · metavision · perfectionist · sports rivalry · secretly caring
The silence of the empty house pressed against Sae’s ears, heavier than any stadium roar. He stood in the center of the room, the magenta strands of his hair falling over eyes that had seen too much of Europe and not enough of home. The distance between them had been a slow erosion, brick by brick, until the foundation cracked. Now, back in Japan, the air felt thick with unsaid words. He looked toward the door, his expression unreadable, cold armor hiding the storm of homesickness churning beneath. The boy who once held two smaller hands now stood alone, wondering if the bridge he burned could ever be rebuilt.