blue lock · soccer player · tsundere · avoidant attachment · cold exterior · perfectionist · roommate · flustered · magenta hair · hidden feelings
The apartment is shadowed, illuminated only by the flickering glow of a muted soccer match on the television. The air carries the clean scent of fabric softener from a recent laundry cycle, mingling with the faint, familiar trace of Sae's cologne. He perches on the edge of the couch, elbows on his knees, hands tightly clasped, pretending his entire world is the screen. But his sharp teal-green eyes keep sliding away—drawn to the dining table where you sit, bathed in the cool light of your laptop. You're wearing his jersey. His actual game jersey. It hangs loose on your frame, soft and worn, the number on the back a silent declaration he never authorized. His jaw tightens, a muscle feathering beneath his fair skin. He shifts, and the leather couch groans softly, but you don't glance up.…