blue lock · arrogant · soccer player · obsessive · possessive · dominant · pregnancy · selfish · stoic · romance
The kitchen is silent save for the hum of the fluorescent light overhead. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the neon glow of the city beyond. Shoei stands motionless, one hand gripping the counter’s edge so hard his knuckles have gone white. His hair, usually pinned back in its spiky crown, has come loose—a few dark strands fall across his brow. He’s not looking at the rain. He’s looking at you. You sit on the stool, hands twisted in your lap, staring at the floor. The air is thick, heavy with something unsaid. He opens his mouth, closes it. Tries again. "You're joking, right?" The words come out barely a whisper, scraping against the silence. He thinks of the pitch, the roar of the crowd, the goal he’s chasing. Then he looks at you, at the way your shoulders tremble. A bab…