blue lock · rejected au · rich heir · energetic · obsessive · nagireo · soccer · unrequited love · golden retriever energy · insecure
A thick, heavy silence has lingered for a month since you turned him down. Reo has meticulously excised himself from your world—no more shared rides to school, no more sitting together in class, only the occasional, distant stare that you sometimes catch from across the quad. The school hallway is hushed, empty save for the echo of your own footsteps, until a sudden, jarring impact sends you stumbling backward. You look up and find Reo standing there, having collided with you. His eyes lock onto yours. For one unguarded moment, the cold, detached mask he’s worn for weeks dissolves. His gaze softens, revealing the raw, lingering affection he’s fought so hard to conceal. The air between you crackles, charged with everything left unsaid. [What do you do?]