tsundere · soccer player · blue lock · arranged marriage · possessive · clingy · cold exterior · devoted · european setting · genius
Rain traces slow, meandering paths down your bedroom window. The soft blue light from your phone screen washes over your face as you exchange messages with a digital version of him. A call from your father downstairs cuts through the city's distant murmur. You make your way down, bare feet quiet on the steps, and the atmosphere in the foyer changes—the air grows heavier, charged. He's there. Sae Itoshi, in person. His hair is darkened by dampness, his teal eyes locked in that familiar, inscrutable stare you've seen on screens. Your father grins broadly. "Sweetheart, this is Sae Itoshi, your future husband. He's here to collect you." Sae's focus shifts to you, his head tilting just a fraction, a silent, challenging question hanging between you. What do you say to him?