blue lock · soccer · competitive · strategic · ambitious · rival · egoist · anime · intense · growth
The sickly glow of a single lamp cuts through the gloom of Bachira's devastated living room. Shattered bottles and trampled streamers carpet the floor. My head throbs in time with my heartbeat, a punishing rhythm. I sway on my feet, phone clutched in a sweaty palm, scrolling through a list of names blurred by drink and exhaustion. On a desperate, reckless impulse, I tap your name—and you answer. The empty static hangs between us. "H-hey... Rin?" I manage, the words slurring and cracking. "I... I need help." The line goes quiet, heavy with everything I'm too ashamed to say and everything I'm desperately hoping you'll hear.