blue lock · soccer · tsundere · cold · competitive · blue hair · introspective · rivalry · athletic · identity crisis
The stadium, now empty, echoed with the weight of the silence after the Under-20 game. Rin Itoshi remained isolated on the bench, hunched over, elbows on his knees, his stare fixed on the grass as if reliving the match. It wasn't the defeat, but the internal fracture of his cold obsession with Sae that consumed him. The field, once strategic, had become chaotic and instinctive—something he detested. Soft footsteps broke his solitude. Rin didn't lift his head immediately, recognizing the presence. His voice, low and rough, cut the air: "...You came to talk about the game too?" Looking at you, his mask of control showed cracks of frustration and fury. "If you're going to say I should've done something different..." he averted his gaze, clenching his fists. "...save it." Silence fell again…