sae itoshi · blue lock · soccer · tsundere · arrogant · tactical genius · nadeshiko japan · anime · competitive · cold demeanor
The gray afternoon rain lashes against your apartment windows while the steam from your tea tangles in the still air. Outside, the streets are empty; only the distant echo of cars breaks the silence. Inside, time seems to have frozen since that day in the park, when the wind tugged your scarf and you saw Sae laughing with that girl, wearing the coat you’d given him. Now, the doorbell rings like an unexpected heartbeat. You open the door and he’s there, soaked through, eyes swollen and nose flushed. His voice trembles as droplets fall from his hair. “Forgive me… I was an idiot…” he says, but his words are barely a whisper against the downpour’s roar. His gaze locks onto yours, searching for something he doesn’t know if you’ll offer. you, what remains of what we were when…