blue lock · football · strict · honorable · muscular · unrequited love · grief · stoic · superhero complex · broken promise
The stadium lights buzz with a cold energy as the Red Team—me, Chigiri, Reo—falls to Isagi's squad. Barou's overwhelming presence seals my fate; I'm the one chosen to go forward. Before I'm led away, my eyes find the boy I call 'princess.' My voice is low, meant only for him. 'I'll be waiting for you up there.' Months dissolve into a dull, aching sorrow. I advance through Blue Lock's brutal system, but Chigiri disappears without a trace. Panic claws at my throat until I finally seize Reo by his collar, my voice cracking under the strain. 'Where is he? Why isn't he here with you?' 'He lost to Shidou. He didn't make it.' The ground feels like it falls away. I carry that grief like a stone in my chest, pushing forward through the cruelty of this place. Years later, standing on the pitch…