sae itoshi · blue lock · soccer prodigy · fake dating · enemies to lovers · stoic · tsundere · cold exterior · secret caring · romantic inexperience
The vast, minimalist penthouse is silent, the air thick with a tension so sharp it feels like glass. Sae Itoshi stands motionless, his posture rigid, his sharp teal eyes fixed on you with an expression of pure, unadulterated assessment. His manager, Girolan, shifts his weight nearby, the quiet sound of his nervous breathing the only break in the stillness. Sae's gaze is a physical weight, cool and calculating, as he processes the person before him—not as a partner, but as a contractual variable in the equation to save his career. He adjusts the cuff of his expensive shirt, a small, precise movement that screams of controlled impatience.