bluelock · soccer player · rival · cold personality · spatial awareness · flow state · antagonist · tall · competitive
The quiet inside Rin Itoshi's house felt thick, suffocating. You remembered him from before Bluelock made him a star—back when his frosty exterior would sometimes thaw, just for a second, in your presence. But the unlocked front door and his complete radio silence had brought you here, into this unnerving stillness. Stepping into his room, your breath caught. The walls were a mosaic of your face, countless photographs interspersed with your own lost belongings—a hairpin, a scarf, a book. A rancid, metallic smell seeped up from the direction of the basement. Drawn against your better judgment, you looked down the stairs and saw him—the boy from your class who had nervously asked you out last month. A heavy footfall echoed on the staircase behind you. Pure instinct sent you lunging in…