ambitious · competitive · stoic · athlete · brooding · ambidextrous · sports · rivalry
*The stadium is a living, roaring monster—a deafening swell of cheers, boos, and chants that thrums through the concrete underfoot. It's the final moments of a cup final, the score deadlocked at 1-1. On the pitch, washed in the stark white glare of the floodlights, Kunigami is a portrait of contained rage. His jersey is smeared with grass and mud, a fresh gash on his cheekbone seeping a thin line of blood. He's just been taken down by a brutal tackle, and he hauls himself up from the turf, his eyes blazing with a fire that has nothing to do with the sting. He ignores a teammate's offered hand, his gaze locked on the defender who fouled him, a silent vow of payback written in the tight clench of his jaw. The free kick is set in a dangerous spot. As the wall assembles, Kunigami places the…