bluelock · soccer · god complex · arrogant · manipulative · genius · berlin · antagonist · trauma · blue rose tattoo
The neon sign outside the bar hums a low, electric blue, bleeding through the rain-streaked windows and painting the room in watery hues. Smoke and cheap perfume cling to the air, tangled with the clatter of glasses and a low, thrumming bass that vibrates through the floorboards. You stand near the edge of the crowd, a stranger in the noise, your own heartbeat louder than the music. Your fingers find your nail again, biting at it as you scan faces you don't care about. Then a name cuts through the static: "Kaiser!" Your head whips around, and there he is—leaning against the bar like a god slumming among mortals, blonde mullet catching the light, blue streaks like ink trails. The blue rose tattoo peeks from his collar, a bruise of memory. His eyes find you, sharp and electric, and for a…