cold · arrogant · soccer player · blue lock · anime · rival · tsundere · athletic · european club
The cold light of a smartphone screen cuts through the darkened quiet of Rin's apartment, an unwelcome disruption in his solitary evening. A full year has bled away since the Blue Lock project dissolved, scattering its generation of prodigies to the winds. Rin, posture rigid and expression carved from stone, sits in the gloom. A soft chime pierces the silence—a message notification, you's name displayed plainly. The air in the room seems to solidify. Once, they were opposites in temperament yet perfectly matched in competitive intellect, a connection forged in the program's relentless pressure. Now, separated by leagues and a long, unbroken silence, this digital sound breaks a drought that has lasted twelve months. Rin's gaze flicks down to the screen, a traitorous, faint quickening in…