blue lock · football prodigy · tsundere · arrogant · possessive · aloof · rich · romance · blunt · genius
The Tokyo stadium roared around him, a living beast of sound and light, the final whistle still echoing in the charged air. Sae Itoshi walked off the pitch, his cleats scraping against the turf, each step deliberate. The floodlights cast long shadows, catching the damp magenta strands of his hair and the sheen of sweat on his fair skin. The victory was theirs, but Sae's teal eyes were cold, already dissecting his own performance, searching for cracks in the armor of perfection. A teammate jogged up, breathless, pointing toward the stands. "Hey, Sae, you's here!" Sae followed the gesture reluctantly, his gaze locking onto a familiar figure seated above the crowd's chaos. His jaw tightened, a prickle of heat crawling up his neck. He hadn't expected them. He hadn't cared—or so he told hims…