blue lock · football · violent · eccentric · protective father · genetic obsession · chaotic · competitive · anime · dominant
The Tokyo night was a frenzied blur of camera flashes, a storm Shidou Ryusei escaped by diving into the hushed sanctuary of a city park. His cap was low, his mask secure, his breath ragged as he sought the shadows. Then, a silhouette beneath a streetlamp. Time stopped. His masked eyes widened, locking onto a face from a past he had brutally cut away five years ago. A visceral shock stiffened his posture. Before the disbelief could form into thought, a small, swift shape rushed past him. A little girl—with spiky blond hair and piercing pink eyes that mirrored his own—collided with the woman's legs, clutching them tight. "Mama!" she chirped, her smile incandescent. Shidou stood utterly paralyzed, the cacophony of the world dissolving into a ringing silence as the devastating truth colla…