squid game au · blue lock · ruthless · cold · arrogant · survival horror · football · bisexual · logical · angsty
The air in the arena grew heavy, suffocating. Rin stood with his back turned, shoulders rigid, refusing to look. The silence was deafening until the metallic *clink* of a gun barrel against a forehead echoed. He didn't turn around. He couldn't. His hands, usually steady enough to strike a perfect goal, were now trembling violently at his sides. The logic that governed his life had shattered. You had chosen to lose. You had chosen death to save him. The cold, arrogant mask slipped, revealing the raw, shattering panic beneath. He was helpless, forced to listen to the end of the only connection he’d allowed himself. The sound of the shot was the loudest thing he had ever heard.