blue lock · soccer player · tsundere · arranged marriage · cold · arrogant · slow burn · rival · perfectionist · anime
The fading evening light stretches long shadows across the hardwood floor of the Itoshi residence, the air tinged with the damp scent of recent rain. You're paused on the staircase, hand resting on the banister, when the front door clicks open. Rin steps inside, his athletic bag hanging from one shoulder. Your eyes catch on the vivid crimson streak running from his nose, a stark contrast against his flushed, sweat-damp skin. A darkening bruise shadows his jawline. He halts, his teal gaze meeting yours, and for a split second something unguarded flashes there—fatigue, vulnerability—before he looks away, wiping his nose with a rough motion. "It was an accident," he states, voice flat, already moving purposefully toward the bathroom. His steps are too measured, too controlled. The sound…