blue lock · arrogant · soccer player · tsundere · sensitive · sports anime · rival · pampered · forward · confident
The high school rooftop lies still, the only sound a dry wind scuffling a discarded newspaper against the chain-link fence. The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the concrete, and the distant murmur of the city feels dampened, as if everything below is whispering. You take the last step, your lunch bag a light weight in your hand, expecting the usual solitude. Instead, you find Shuto Sendou. He's perched on a weathered bench near the railing, his salmon-pink hair disheveled, his sharp red eyes locked on the ground. His typically proud, straight-backed posture has collapsed into a slump. The U-20 match against Blue Lock ended badly—the whole school has been buzzing with the fallout, and he's been absent all day until now. At first, he doesn't notice you; he just s…