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Antis: how dare that bitch! Navier had every right to refuse her. It's not Navier's problem that she wants to adjust

Navier: wants to be friends with Krista, wants to adjust the royal life, Krista refuses

The moment the match ends, the internet explodes.

One missed shot, that was all it took for people to suddenly forget who Rin Itoshi is.

The same people who used to worship him are now calling him "overrated," "washed," "selfish," saying he "choked under pressure"

Your blood boils instantly.

"What the hell is wrong with these people?!"

You're sitting on the couch in one of Rin's oversized shirts, aggressively typing replies with the determination of someone entering battle.

"He missed ONE shot." "Do you people think athletes are robots?" "Everyone else misses too, why are you acting like Rin committed a crime?"

You get more and more offended with every comment you read.

Meanwhile, Rin is still on his way home.

He expected silence, maybe disappointment because he already knows the internet is tearing him apart. He can imagine the headlines, the insults, the mocking edits.

Usually, he'd just deal with it alone. But the second he opens the front door—

"RIN!"

You storm toward him looking genuinely devastated.

His eyebrows furrow immediately. "...What happened?"

"What happened?!" you repeat in disbelief. "People are being horrible to you!"

Before he can even respond, you start ranting again.

"They're acting like you're not human! It was ONE shot! ONE! And now suddenly everyone thinks they can disrespect you?!"

Rin just stands there quietly while you continue rambling angrily.

Your cheeks are flushed, your eyes look watery from frustration and you're looking personally attacked by the comments.

And somehow… Rin completely forgets about the missed shot.

Because now all he can focus on is you.

The way you're pacing around the living room while holding your phone like it personally offended you, the way you keep defending him like your life depends on it, the way your voice shakes with genuine hurt for him.

"They don't even know how hard you work," you mumble sadly. "You were probably already upset and then they made it worse..."

Rin feels something tight twist painfully in his chest.

Not from the match or the comments.

From love.

Because instead of thinking about himself, he's suddenly staring at you like you're the most precious thing in existence.

You care this much, this deeply and for him out of all people.

How did he get so lucky?

"You should see the way I replied to them," you continue angrily. "Actually no, don't. I almost started fighting thirty different people."

"Almost?" Rin says flatly.

You look away.

"Okay maybe I did."

He exhales quietly through his nose.

God, you're too adorable, too sincere, too loving. He feels like his heart genuinely cannot handle it.

You're over here fighting strangers online with tears in your eyes because someone dared insult him.

Meanwhile the actual person who missed the shot is no longer sad at all, because now he's too busy staring at you with that intense, unreadable look in his eyes.

"What?" you ask, still pouting.

Rin suddenly pulls you against him, hard.

You yelp softly as he buries his face into your shoulder.

"...Rin?"

He stays silent for a few seconds. Then quietly—

"I don't care about the shot anymore."

Your expression softens instantly.

"...Really?"

"Yeah."

His arms tighten around your waist.

Because honestly? How is he supposed to feel miserable when someone loves him like this?

You get furious for him, you get sad for him.

You defend him like the insults are aimed at your own heart.

And Rin, someone who spent most of his life alone with his emotions, doesn't know what to do with that kind of love sometimes.

It overwhelms him in the best way possible.

"You're insane," he mutters against your skin.

You gasp dramatically. "For defending you?!"

"For caring this much."

"Well obviously I care this much," you say like it's the most normal thing in the world. "You're my boyfriend."

Rin closes his eyes.

God, he's so in love with you.

SAE ITOSHI WHO...

boyfriend ! sae who sends you random reels that made him "inwardly" laugh, and thinks you'd enjoy them too.

boyfriend ! sae who, obviously spends most of his paycheck on you, but initiates smaller, matching things. you have a pandora bracelet of charms that sae buys you from places he visits—he has a replica, just a keychain version clipped to his sports bag.

boyfriend ! sae who buys mini bottles of your perfume, so your scent is always with him. (when he was with the Japan U-20 team, and they searched through his bag, the perfume was the only thing aiku didn't claim, all of them share the idea sae is somewhat feminine.)

boyfriend ! sae who prefers colognes that capture the scent of ocean salt, and fresh early mornings. he prefers it over the sharp, expensive colognes.

boyfriend ! sae who, without fail, will always take care of you when you're too tipsy to stand. he will wipe off your makeup after nights out, massage your sore feet after dancing in heels, help you bathe and brush your teeth. he also ensures you drink at least a glass of water before bed.

boyfriend ! sae who claims he's too apathetic for sappy, corny things. but he clips keychains you bought him on his bag, he wears the matching set of your pajamas when he's on the other side of the world, he pulls out your chair, holds the door open for you, and always ends the night with a kiss to your palm.

boyfriend ! sae who now requests for you to take two photos with your polaroid (rather than just one for you)—you got him hooked and he enjoys collecting them and putting the around his room.

boyfriend ! sae who might be awkward and unable to say exactly what you need, but after an argument, or you opening up about an insecurity, he'll write a letter or note for you to find, explaining everything he couldn't find and say in the moment. he knows you have a box full of his letters, and when he's alone, he goes through them.

boyfriend ! sae who lets you explain every new term from social media because he likes sneaking them into conversation, and watching your surprised reaction. (he called bunny a "tweeting bird" once, and you nearly laughed yourself to tears.)

boyfriend ! sae who typically lets you do whatever you want with his body—ponytails? get the hair ties. stickers? anywhere but his face, his skincare is expensive. drawing and waxing? be gentle. as mentioned before, since he's not the best at saying how he feels, he hopes you can recognize how much he loves you with how much he allows you to do.

boyfriend ! sae who is, funnily enough, not at all embarrassed by anything you call him. it could be in public, in front of the largest crowd, and you could call him the most "humiliating" thing, and he'd just smirk and rep that title. sae has never, and will never be ahsamed of being yours.

Loving how this is the same person

⁀➴♡ Where his friends are confused on how you guys are just friends...

✮ Female reader who is referred to as shorter than them! Just a bunch of fluffy stuff about my favourite bllk boys <333

⁀➴ Saying Nagi's lazy is like saying the sky is blue. He finds everything to be a hassle, so it's no surprise that Reo is amongst the small group of friends that he actually has. What is surprising is to see him in the embrace of a cute girl after their game, on her tiptoes to wrap her hands around his neck.

When they separate Nagi's hand stilll rests on her waist, pressing his forehead against hers as they talk amongst themselves.

"I didn't know Nagi was a ladies man." Bachira teases as he watches the interaction.

Chigiri scowls, "this must be some alternative backwards universe. I can't be seeing this."

"Poor girl." Barou says, sadly tutting at the two's embrace, "I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy."

"Maybe she's being held captive." Karasu laughs as Otoya leans against him, nodding in agreement.

"That's mean." Hiori gently scolds but he can't hide the small smirk at Karasu's words.

Isagi feels the need to defend Nagi from all the comments, "I mean, he definitely didn't seem the type to have a girlfriend but it looks like he cares." He laughs when he sees the white-haired male's hands finally dropping to grab your bag and hold your hand. "He's trying more than I thought he would."

"100% of 0 is still 0." Chigiri mutters. At the sight of Nagi drudging over, they all quiet down.

"Nice bag." Bachira teases at the purse slung over Nagi's shoulders, "your girlfriend get it for you?"

Nagi tilts his head to the side like he's confused, "my girlfriend? It's just Reo's little sister."

They blink at him.

Nagi blinks back.

"Anyways, can you guys tell Ego I'm gonna be with her for a bit. I haven't seen her in a while and I really miss her."

The boys watch Nagi hold up a peace sign before walking up to you, the white haired boy wasting no time in pressing a kiss to your forehead and grasping your hand.

Huh.

Nagi is just filled with surprises.

⁀➴"Fuck, fuck, fuck, where is it?" Nagi doesn't think he's seen so many cards in his life, but Reo's a level of rich that he can't reallly comprehend.

He watches in mild interest as Reo move in a panic sorting through his wallets.

"Reo it appears-"

"Not the time Zantetsu." Reo snaps as he rummages through his things.

The boy zips mouth shut.

Nagi's more fascinated now, Reo never snaps like that. "...what's up?" He asks, sinking his head into his pillow as Reo apparently goes crazy.

Reo's shoulders slump in defeat, "I lost my black card." He cards his hands through his hair, "fuck, I hope I didn't leave it at home."

"Why do you need it?" It's not like he can get anything delivered to Blue Lock.

"My anniversary's coming up." He huffs, "and my love deserves the best of the best."

"You have a girlfriend?"

"Uhm, no, she's just a really good friend."

Nagi scratches his head, he's never heard of friends having anniversaries for each other, but he doesn't have a lot of friends outside of Reo. Maybe he hasn't been updated on a lot of friend traditions.

"What're you getting her exactly?"

"I wanted to get her this beautiful designer earrings imported from Thailand, but," He gestures to the mess of cards on his bed, "I'll have to settle for some designer brand in Japan."

Nagi hums, that seems good enough to him, but Reo looks like he's been crushed. "I'm sure she'll love it."

"I just want to give her the absolute best." He says, more to himself than Nagi. "She deserves everything and I want to give it to her."

Nagi notes the look in Reo's eye. Interesting, he doesn't think he's ever looked like that with his friends.

⁀➴Rin and physical touch go together like fire and ice, which is why it's a shock when a girl flings herself at him, wrapping her legs around his waist and nuzzling into the crock of his neck.

"I missed you so much Rinnie!" She exclaims, peppering kisses all over his face. "Did you miss me?"

The stoic boy, who first stumbled when you tackled him, regains his stability and brings his right hand up to cup your cheek. "Yeah... I did. You like the match?"

You nod fervently, "I loved it! You looked so cool- even if you started slobbering all over the floor." You wince when he pinches your cheek.

"Damn brat." He mutters.

"Olalala, Rinnie got a girlfriend?"

Rin soft looks turns sharp as Shidou butts into your interaction. He scowls when the other boy leans into you and angles you away from him. "Stay away from her you freak."

Shidou clutches his heart in faux offense, "I can't believe this Rinnie, I thought you and I were friends." His frown turns back into a smirk at the sight of you giggling. "Am I amusing you princess?"

Rin mutters, don't call her princess at the same time you turn to the black haired male and exclaim, "you never told me you made new friends!"

"I didn't." Because the thought of Shidou being his friend is a revolting one that he won't ever entertain.

"He's lying." Shidou slings a hand over Rin's shoulders (delighting when the boy shakes in disgust), "how'd the two of you get together anyways, you're way too good for him."

"She's my friend not my girlfriend jackass." Rin snaps, ripping himself and you from his embrace, "now fuck off."

Shidou raises a brow as he watches Rin pulls the two of you away, the black haired boy reluctantly putting you down and walking side by side with you with his hands over his shoulders.

Friends, sure.

⁀➴ "You idiot, don't just leave your towel hanging on the floor like that!"

"Ugh, just pick it up for me and stop bothering me."

"I'm not your damn maid you little-"

"Guys!" Isagi interrupts Nagi and Barou's argument, "Chigiri's on the phone."

The two quiet down, because Chigiri has made it very clear he won't tolerate any interruptions to his nightly video calls with his 'friend'. The last time Barou and Nagi were having their little tussle and interrupted his call was not a fun time for anyone.

Said pink haired boy side eyes their interaction before turning back to his phone and noticing your background. "You're in my house?" He questions, "who let you in?"

You stick out your tongue, "your lovely mom was the one who let me in you jerk."

Chigiri sticks out his tongue in return, "then go to the living room, why're you in my room?"

"Because I miss you," you groan, "do you know how boring school is without you?"

"I can only imagine." He laughs, "but that's not an excuse to mess up my room. Don't stain my hoodie and I expect my room to be spotless when I get back." It's a threat, but the edges of his lips twitch up into a smile and his voice is too soft to come off as anything but fond.

"Yeah, yeah." You brush off, "anything else your highness?"

"Take care of yourself, okay, I'm not around to always check up on you. Drink water, promise?"

"I promise." You say, holding up your pinkie finger. "I really miss you Hyoma. I'm counting the days until I see your pretty face again."

"I can't wait to see yours." And the look he adopts is one you wouldn't have for someone that's 'just a friend'.

⁀➴Isagi is a devoted kind soul, so it was almost expected that he would be so whipped for his girlfriend. It's not really surprising when the boy sees that your shoes are untied he's already getting on his knees and tying them for you.

"That's cute." Bachira coos, "who knew he'd be so whipped?"

Chigiri raises an eyebrow, "really, this is exactly what I expected." As soon as they'd gotten a break from Blue Lock, the boy had been insistent that they'd have to visit you first.

"This is the longest we've been apart," He'd said, "I need to see her."

It sounded cute, if not a bit codependent, but looking at the two of you shows that there was only love and care in the relationship.

You shiver slightly and Isagi takes off his jacket and wraps it around you. "Are you going to be okay to go out?" He asks in concern, stroking your shoulder. "I don't want you getting sick."

"I'm gonna be fine Yoichi." You insist, "all I want to do is spend time with you."

The tips of his ear turn pink at that. "M-me too, I just want to be with you."

He stares at you for a moment, eyes flickering down to your lips for a second. It would be so easy to just...

"Is-a-gi," Bachira yells out, interrupting the moment, "if we don't leave now the bowling alley's going to close!"

"Stop kissing up with girlfriend and let's head out." Chigiri adds.

Now Isagi's entire face is turning pink, "she's not my girlfriend!" He says, heart fluttering when you giggle.

"Uh, we should head out." He stammers.

"Mhm," You agree, wrapping a hand around his bicep. He tries to tell his heart to calm, you're just a friend, you're just a friend, he chants.

⁀➴ "Say hi Rinrin!" Bachira exclaims, holding the phone close to the other boy's ear. "C'mon, I know you wanna~"

Rin in question is doing is best to avoid the relentless boy, who hasn't slown down a bit and continues chasing him around the room.

Aryu shakes his head, "it'd be easier if he just accepted it."

Tokimitsu scratches the back of his neck, "I don't think that's possible for him."

The two have accepted the routine. Like clockwork, you'll call just before they're heading to bed to talk to Bachira for a bit. You're sweet, if not a bit unhinged, but that adds up when thinking of how close you are to Bachira, no one can maintain that sort of relationship without being a bit off-kilter.

You're kind though, and enjoy saying goodnight to the other guys... Rin is quite reluctant on that part.

You've accepted the fact that Rin prefers his solitude and peace of mind but Bachira refuses to accept that someone wouldn't want to talk to you.

"Meguru, it's fine." You say but Bachira shakes his head.

"Rinrin, just one word for my angel."

"I don't want to talk to your girlfriend okay, back off."

To Rin's surprise, Bachira stops in his tracks. He raises an eyebrow, did he break him?

Aryu and Tokimitsu look at the sight of Bachira freezing, red overtaking his body.

"Oh, uh," He laughs but it comes off stilted, "no, she's just a friend."

Damn. The three boys watch as the energetic boy goes back to his bed, noting the tenseness of his muscles and the pink that's settled on his face.

HEY I GOT NINJAGO!!!!

ty for the tag wyldeeee

Malleus and you, yappper x listener trope but it switches constantly

The best part about it as that both of you know how to actually listen without talking over eachother

First it will be you talking about your day while he nods and offers his own words every once in a while, mainly letting you speak the most

While you speak, his eyes stayed glued to yours no matter how much you look away or avoid his gaze.

Every single one of your expressions are so very dear and precious to him

He'll look at the face of every one, remembering the details so when he's alone he can remember this moment exactly, along with how he felt through it all

Then it will be his turn as he tells you about the details of his day, so happy that there is someone he could share such small things with

A love he craved and a love longed for centuries

To be able to talk to you about something as mundane as his class and have your full attention without it being overly just because he was a future king

To see real worry or excitement for him depending on the tale of his story - something that wasn't falsified just to appease him

To be treated just as a normal student with friends - or in his case, partner

He's never desired for something more. Something sweet, loving.

Something that he had always wondered about when roaming the halls of his castle alone.

His hands intertwined with yours as he finished the last parts of his day, listening to your commentary on it

Dont even get me started when he makes you laugh

Hes so happy, his whole day could have been horrendous but just to know HE made you laugh?? all of a sudden it's the best day in the world for him

Hes so happy someone was brave enough to come talk to him for once

He doesn't know how he got so used to the feeling of being lonely, it's unbearable to even think about feeling that way now that he has you

He thanks you every day in his mind for it