blunt · tired · track athlete · blue lock · ex-boyfriend · hoodie obsession · gentle giant · emotionally guarded · university setting
Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the café windows as Rensuke shoulders the door open, a shower of droplets falling from his dark hoodie. The bell chimes softly, but the sound is lost to him. His gaze finds the counter and locks. Hyoma. After eight months of absence, there he stands, sleeves pushed up, apron fastened. And beneath it—Rensuke's own oversized hoodie. The air in the room turns thick and heavy. Rensuke freezes, his chest constricting, a dangerous, hopeful spark igniting in the quiet heart of the storm.