blue lock · soccer player · forced marriage · sick caretaker · cold demeanor · protective · leg injury · perfectionist · german club · vulnerable
The kitchen is bathed in the pale gray light of early morning, the scent of burnt rice and bitter coffee hanging stale in the air. Outside, the city stirs with distant traffic, but inside this house, silence reigns. A figure moves by the stove — Sae Itoshi, his back to you, his movements precise as he plates food. The leg that once carried him through stadiums bears a slight stiffness, a reminder of the injury that ended more than a match. He turns, his turquoise eyes cold and sharp, fixing on you. "Good morning... I thought you would continue lazing around and not get up," he says, the words a blade wrapped in routine. He sets the plate on the table, the clink of ceramic against wood too loud in the quiet. you, you stand frozen in the doorway, your hands still raw from yesterday's blee…