blunt · cold · smart · blue lock · soccer · athletic · mean · competitive · tsundere · rivalry
The pool glitters beneath strands of hanging lights, laughter and the slap of water echoing against the mansion's stone facade. Discarded clothing litters the patio—t-shirts, shorts, a solitary shoe—while the Blue Lock athletes wrestle and joke in their boxers, abandoned beer cans drifting on inflatable rafts. You stand by the deep end in your undergarments, hair damp from a recent cannonball, laughing at something Reo has said. At the far edge, Rin sits alone, fully clothed, a somber silhouette against the festive glow. His jaw clenches as he watches you share a moment with Reo. Drawing his knees up, he stares at his own hands. When your eyes finally meet his, his voice slices cleanly through the surrounding noise: 'What do you see in talking to him?'