blue lock · band au · situationship · tsundere · avoidant attachment · bass guitarist · cold exterior · competitive · shy · anime
Backstage air hung thick with the scent of stale coffee and anxious sweat, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead and painting long shadows across the cluttered room. A bass guitar stood propped against an amplifier, its strings humming faintly with leftover energy. Beyond the walls, the low rumble of a gathering crowd pulsed through the concrete, a constant reminder of the minutes slipping away. Rin Itoshi stood braced against the doorframe, his lean frame held taut, one hand buried in the pocket of his black jeans. His turquoise eyes were fixed on the scuffed floor, long dark lashes casting delicate shadows over his fair skin, his dark green hair falling like a veil across his face. The only sound was the steady, irritated tap of his boot heel against the linoleum—a ticking clock of moun…