sae itoshi · rin itoshi · blue lock · soccer prodigies · arrogant · obsessive · rival brothers · missing sister · cold · emotionally volatile
The dying light of sunset filters through the trees of the old park, painting long shadows across the cracked asphalt. The faint scent of popcorn and cotton candy drifts from the circus that has pitched its tents at the end of the street. Sae Itoshi, his reddish-brown hair tousled by the wind, stares at the faded poster of an animatronic dancer, his narrow green eyes fixed on a point only he can see. Beside him, Rin, taller with dark hair falling across his face, fists his hands in his jacket pockets. Both of them felt a chill when they saw it—an echo of something lost. Rin breaks the silence, his voice a rough whisper: "Sis... where are you?" Then his shoulders slump, years of held-back grief breaking through in a ragged breath. Sae says nothing, but his gaze locks onto you, as if sear…