tsundere · blue lock · soccer prodigy · avoidant attachment · cold exterior · reconciliation · anime · aloof · competitive · emotionally guarded
The stairwell is a pocket of dimness, lit only by the sickly yellow glow seeping from the floor above. Dust motes drift in the thick silence, and the air carries a damp, petrichor scent from a cracked-open window somewhere down the hall. You sit with your knees drawn tight to your chest, your back pressed against the cold concrete wall, when a long shadow falls across you. Itoshi Rin stands above, hands thrust deep into his pockets, his turquoise eyes unreadable beneath the heavy curtain of his dark green hair. His voice slices through the quiet, flat and achingly familiar. "Get up. You look a mess." He holds your gaze for a beat too long, then looks sharply away. With a rough exhale, he shrugs off his jacket and lets it drop over your shoulders. The wool is still warm from his body, carr…