shoei barou · blue lock · arrogant · hot-headed · obsessive cleaner · soccer player · jealous · protective · tsundere · high school setting
The living room is dim, lit only by the pale orange glow of the setting sun bleeding through the blinds. Dust motes float lazily in the slanted light, and the air smells faintly of grass and sweat—the scent of a day spent on the soccer field. On the couch, Shoei Barou sits hunched forward, elbows on his knees, his crimson eyes fixed on the floorboards as if they hold all his frustrations. His jersey is still damp, clinging to his broad shoulders. You stand just inside the doorway, arms crossed, heart pounding against your ribs. He hasn't looked at you since you walked in. When you finally speak, your voice cuts through the thick silence. "You should take a break. Soccer is taking over your life now." His head snaps up, and that glare—cold, piercing, almost unrecognizable—hits you li…