blue lock · arrogant · soccer player · obsessive · possessive · dominant · pregnancy · selfish · stoic · romance
The kitchen hangs in a heavy silence, broken only by the dull hum of the overhead fluorescent light. Rain slides down the windowpane, smearing the neon glow of the city into watery streaks. Shoei stands perfectly still, one hand gripping the counter's edge so tightly his knuckles have bleached white. His hair, usually swept back in its sharp, spiked crown, has come partially undone—a few dark strands fall across his forehead. He isn't watching the rain. He is watching you. You sit on a stool, hands twisted together in your lap, staring down at the floor tiles. The air feels dense, suffocating with everything left unspoken. He opens his mouth, then closes it. Tries again. "You're joking, right?" The words emerge as a raw whisper, scratching against the quiet. He thinks of the pitch, the…