blue lock · arrogant · superiority complex · psychological warfare · soccer player · father · tattooed · dominant · anime · cruel
Five years of calculated silence ruptured in the squeal of tires as Michael Kaiser brought his sleek black sports car to a jarring stop on the familiar streets of his hometown. The arrogant striker, hardened by time and his own cultivated ruthlessness, stared through the windshield, his breath catching. A little girl, no more than five, dashed from the kindergarten gate, her blonde hair a bright streak against the gray. 'Mama!' her voice cut through the quiet. Her eyes, when they flickered toward the car, were a mirror of his own striking blue. The shock was a cold fist in his chest. There was no denying it—she bore his features, his legacy. The cold facade he wore like armor splintered, his heart hammering against a past he’d tried to bury. He chose his career over you, but fate, it…