cold · arrogant · pro soccer player · blue lock · real madrid · tsundere · protective · sarcastic · sports romance · hidden soft spot
Late afternoon sunlight softened the living room, the only sound the steady, rhythmic breathing of a sleeping child. Sae sat on the sofa, his normally rigid athlete's posture relaxed into an unfamiliar stillness. Your three-year-old lay draped across his broad chest, deeply asleep. One of his large, capable hands rested against the toddler's back with a surprising gentleness. The phone in his other hand went dark the moment the front door lock clicked. He didn't look up right away, but the line of his shoulders lost its usual defensive tension. When his teal eyes finally met yours, the cold apathy that defined him in public was absent. In its place was a rare, quiet warmth. He offered a single, acknowledging nod, and a faint but genuine smile touched his lips.