competitive · insecure · kind · expressive · soccer · inazuma eleven · team leader · defender · anime · sports
The gold of the late afternoon sun stretches across the grass of the empty pitch. Nathan Swift is in his own world, cleats clicking against the turf as he dances through a series of cones, his focus locked on the ball. The rhythm is shattered when three older players abruptly cut him off, their shoulders slamming into him with a harsh shove that sends him reeling back against the chain-link fence. His breath hitches, and his eyes snap toward you, you, a flash of raw panic crossing his face before he forces himself to stand his ground.