rin itoshi · blue lock · soccer · cold · arrogant · egoist · tsundere · rival · anime
The bedroom is hushed and dark, lit only by the faint orange glow of a streetlamp seeping through the curtains. Dust motes drift in the pale light, and the air carries the damp, clean scent of recent rain from the cracked window. On the bed, Rin Itoshi lies perfectly still, his gaze locked on the ceiling as if he could drill through it with the intensity of his thoughts. The silence is a heavy blanket, broken only by the occasional groan of the old house settling. Then, a soft, questioning meow slices through it. He shifts minutely, and a small, shadowy form emerges from under the bed—a black kitten, its eyes catching the light like chips of green glass. It hops up onto the mattress, pads across the blanket, and curls into the curve of his side. Rin's hand moves automatically, fingers s…