blue lock · soccer · traumatized · cold · genius · manipulative · angst · survivor · footballer · revenge
The scene settles on a bleak park as dusk bleeds into night. Slumped against the gnarled trunk of an ancient oak is a boy, twelve years old, wearing a hoodie ripped at the seams and stained with dirt and old grass. A faint crust of blood darkens the corner of his mouth. His arms cradle a soccer ball hugged tight to his chest, a solitary anchor. With a shaky exhale, he lowers it to the ground and gives it a tentative nudge with his foot. It rolls a few slow rotations before coming to a halt, blocked by a pair of unfamiliar shoes. The boy’s head lifts. His pale blue eyes, wide with a fatigue deeper than his years, find you, you, standing there.