Tumgik
#itoshi siblings
munv ยท 3 days
Text
๐—œ๐— ๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—ฌ
๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚? ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ?
I MISSED YOU GUYS SO MUCH MWAH MWAH MWAHH
P8
It was aย wednesday, and the day was going perfectly fine, before you were called over into the principals office.
"Itoshi [name], please report to the office. Itoshi [name]" hushed whispers spread out throughout the classroom and in the midst of it your best friend leaned over from her seat to whisper in your ear. "psstt..did you piss someone off?" you turned around to face the girl before letting outย  a sigh, "not that I know of..see you at lunch?'
"right!
Quickly, you made a beeline to the main office. The last thing you wanted to be was late, and then find out that you really did something wrong. The urge to crawl into a hole was all consuming not to mention, you mean, why the hell do these kids stare so much? They are such certified gossipers..
By the time you reach the office door you take a deep breath, this could either be your demise or your biggest accomplishment on the planet yet. There is no in between, only gratitude and pain. Raising a hand, you make a move to knock on the door. "Hello?". From within you could hear a voice call out in response, "come in!!" she yells out.ย 
Sounds like she's busy you guess. Might as well make this one quick.
Opening the door, you walked into the room to face the woman in front of you. She was pretty, sure, but she was mainly soft whenever she didn't need to be. It wasย unnecessary considering how unruly most of the kids in this school were. "Itoshi-san! there you are,." "yes, is there something you need from me ms?" it was better to get to the point rather than some small talk right?. "Right right, i've gotten a call from your parents and it seems like an emergency of some sort popped up. They want you home immediately."
An emergency?..Did the house burn down or something? But either way if this is an "emergency" then they must've already picked up Sae to go home. "thank you for having me ms, I'll go pack my bag now." You bowed your head a little before walking out the door. Making sure to close it behind you.ย 
What a pain..
First of all. What the fuck.ย 
There were some thoughts here and there as to what the so called emergency could be. With Sae tightly hanging on to you, basically squeezing the bloodstream out your hand in the process, there was no way to say that this wasn't reality. Your mother was pregnant, yes, it was very obvious from one glance. But to think that she would be having the baby TODAY? your own father was ready to pass out.ย 
The only thing that kept you grounded from running into that room was Sae. You weren't there for his birth now that you think about it, but what if someone bad happened? What if something happened to the baby? There have been some sorry instances that mothers made it but the baby didn't. If something happens to her, will your father really be able to take care of all three of you by himself?ย 
what happens if this turns out like your past life?
Everything feels like everything is spiralling down on you, and it takes common sense to realize that this isn't just a game, this isย real. The life you are living right now isย real, the people beside you areย real, and so areย you. This isn't just some fantasy you've had after death, this isn't paradise. Everything around you is living and breathing, and this might be your last shot at having a proper life. So no matter what happens you have to take care of your family.ย 
"nee-san."
A voice calls out to you. That's right. You have Sae, and he takes priority. You squeezed back his hand once again for the day. "I'm here, Sae." You assure him. "I know you are." he squeezes back with more force.ย 
"But doesย nee-san know that I'm here to?" This takes you by surprise and you can only turn to look at Sae with shock plastered on your face. "stop taking on everything yourself.." he mumbles. But you're still able to catch it. It feels nice to not be alone, you realize. Usually you would take on everything on your own and shoulder everyone, but even sometimes you need to take a break for yourself too.
"so..you DO know how to be kind?" you teased. "I was just comforting you, you rude bum!" "who taught you that?!" "YOU" "TO HELL I DIDN'T" "THEN TO HELL YOU GO"
From a distance your father watched with a small chuckle. "they never really change..do they?" he said shaking his head.
It was three hours before they sent a nurse into the waiting room to inform your family that your mother and baby were completely stable. They let your father into the room first before anything. It made you a little nervous now that you were really thinking about it, but to have siblings, and a real family above all else made you happy.
It was a while before the doctors let you and sae in but it was worth the wait. On your way to the room he made small talk with you. "How does it feel to be an older sister kid?"ย 
"It's a bit troublesome, but I think I can handle two of them." He then started to question Sae as well. "And how does it feel to have another boy in your family?" "lukewarm."ย 
The doctor sweatdropped in response. "alright.." You walked a bit more before arriving to the room your mother is in. "alright, we're here" he took the courtesey to open the door. Inside laid your mother in a hospital gown on the bed, and to behold, was something wrapped in cloth in her arms.ย 
Your father sat on the chair right to her bedside and waved you two over after watching the doctor leave.ย 
"the family seems to be complete huh?" he laughed out.ย 
ย  ITOSHI OMAKE
"why is it looking at me like that?" currently sae was looking at his newborn baby brother. "did I look like thatย okaasan?"ย 
Your mother let out a giggle at sae's cluelessness. "of course you did! you were the cutest baby!" she pulled on his cheeks a bit. "eugh..it looks weird."
"It's a bit odd how [name] never cried as a baby. Gave us a whole lot less work than expected." You sat on the bed directly next to your mother holding the baby. He didn't really open his eyes but you could tell it would be the trademark teal eyes. The eyelashes were already there anyways.
"Does he have a name yet?" you questioned. "Sadly no." your father sighed. "Your mother was out cold for a while so we're yet to name him anything."ย 
your mother hummed while playing with your hair, soon starting to braid it before someone spoke up.ย 
"Rin."ย 
all eyes turned to the second youngest Itoshi in question. "his name will be Rin." he said poking a finger at the baby. Rin looked at sae before holding onto his finger, a smile then broke out on both the Itoshi's faces. Your smile followed after.ย 
"alright then! its settled."
"welcome to the family little rin!" your mother announced. Laughter broke out into the room and you looked at your two younger brothers. "yeah..welcome rin."
172 notes ยท View notes
stxrmylxve ยท 11 months
Text
You down for it?
Tumblr media
~Notes: cussing, flirting, mentions of a gang bang (but it doesn't happen), car sex, unprotected sex, size kink, hair pulling kink
~Pairing: fem!reader x sae itoshi
Tumblr media
You sighed to yourself, brushing your hair behind your ears. The sun had been blinding outside today, making your taste buds salivate anytime you saw a drink.
"You fucker. I am not dating them!"
You stopped putting out the supplies for the soccer game and turned around with a frown to see where the ruckus was coming from, gazing across the field to find Sae Itoshi fighting with Kaiser and a few of their friends tagging along behind.
"Yeah right. I see the way you look at them in class, I'm not an idiot Sae." Kaiser teases as he runs away, almost toppling over as he turned to sprint as Sae began to charge after him.
You giggled to yourself as your teacher passed by, correcting yourself and turning back around with an awkward cough as you continued taking things out of the box.
You heard shuffling from behind you, which you thought was from one of your classmates, but when you turned again to look who it was, it was simply the other group cleaning up. You quickly turned away with a scowl, already getting a whiff of their outside stench as you finished up and checked out, heading to the storage room nearby.
โ€œDude Iโ€™m telling you, she is a two in one package.โ€
โ€œShut up Kaiser, donโ€™t talk about people like that-โ€œ
โ€œNo but.. we can share her, yeah? Come onn, you know Iโ€™m right about y/n.โ€
โ€œShut up. Even if she did like me back, your grubby hands wouldnโ€™t get a fuckinโ€™ touch on her.โ€ you could pratically hear the eye roll in his tone as he stepped out of the room, almost bumping into you with a grumble.
โ€œOh, hey.โ€ he says awkwardly, avoiding your stern gaze as he pretended to check the time on the clock.
โ€œReally?โ€ you ask with a laugh as he reverts his eyes back down to yours, looking away to hide the small blush creeping up.
โ€œWhat?โ€ he asks sheepishly
โ€œYouโ€™re gonnaโ€™ go around saying stuff like that and think you can just walk out here like I heard nothing?โ€ you giggle as he flushes even harder.
โ€œI was hoping so. Maybe I could get your number a little easier that way.โ€ he mumbles as Kaiser walks out, slamming into his back with a small curse before straightening himself up upon seeing you.
โ€œHey y/n.โ€ he says with a small smile as you offer one back, but Sae was not amused.
โ€œFuck off Kai.โ€ he grumbles as he locks his hand around the back of your neck and guides you away, not moving to make conversation but rather to just get you away from his friend.
โ€œSo.. you gonna explain that?โ€ you ask with a giggle as he pushes you into the car, shutting the door before walking around and settling in the drivers seat beside you.
โ€œNo.โ€ he says with a grin as you roll your eyes.
โ€œSo you basiacally just confessed to me, and youโ€™re gonnaโ€™ act like this?โ€
โ€œLast time I checked, you were the one gushing to your friends about wanting to get in my pants.โ€ he shoots back, taking away all other remarks you could have had to argue with.
โ€œUhm.. well yeah. But what does it matter? Every girl wants to do the same with you.โ€ you look out the window as Sae places his palm on your cheek, guiding your face back over to face his.
โ€œCause youโ€™re better. Now I say we put up the visors,โ€ he suggests as he puts up his, โ€œso we can get to โ€˜workโ€™. You down for it?โ€
The sloppy thrusts slowed as Sae leaned over your smaller figure, your hands snaking up his neck to his hair. Small moans slipped past your lips as his lips covered yours, his soon moving to your next to suck small hickeys all along your neck and collarbone for show tomorrow.
โ€œYou- h- Sae come on now.โ€ you deadpan with a breathy laugh as he grumbles against your skin, mutter a small โ€˜no one will know it was meโ€™ before continuing his work.
One in particular sent sparks through you as your head jerked back, subconsciously gripping and pulling Saeโ€™s hair as he let out a soft groan as well. He gave you a challenging grin after you built up the courage to meet his eyes, mouthing a small mocking โ€˜really?โ€™ to you.
And that was all it took for the man to flip you over and to smash your face into the seats, securing your hands behind your back with his belt as he abused your small little cunt. His eyes would flutter back to where yโ€™all were both connected, only edging him on to plow into your even faster.
โ€œYou know how perfect you are, right? Kaiser could never fuck you as good as I do.โ€ Sae whispers into your ear as he sits you up, angling even deeper to hit unimaginable spots like never before to rip angelic moans out of you.
โ€œI- mh- close!โ€ was all you could mutter out as Sae grinned ear-to-ear like a madman, edging you on with sweet nothings before saying โ€œcome for me darlโ€™โ€
He wasnโ€™t long after you, your walls clamping down on him as you babbled in his arms. The sweat beading along the plush near your lace bra fit perfectly with the fucked expression on your face as your glossy gaze met his lusty one.
โ€œYโ€™know, youโ€™re freakier than you look.โ€ Sae laughs as you roll your eyes, laying down on the seats as he pulled out and reached up front to grab something.
โ€œOnly for a few.โ€ you reply as you glance at the mess, grimacing when you thought of the sheer price of the car you had just fucked in.
โ€œSorry uh.. for the mess in your car. Itโ€™s probably worth more than my parents combined.โ€ you joked as he scoffed, clearly disapproving of the indirect title as a โ€˜rich boyโ€™.
โ€œNot like I value it. Plus, this was fuckinโ€™ worth it.โ€ he says as he slaps a few $100s on your thigh, patting your thigh for good measure as he pulled his boxers on and put his jersey and shorts on after.
โ€œWell, that should give me enough energy for the game tonight.โ€ he says with a small smile, kissing the top of your head.
โ€œMy number is on the sticky note on the back, letโ€™s do this again.โ€
And with that, he hopped out of the car with his bag, shutting the door behind him before taking off towards the locker rooms again, a small smile still on his face as he ruffled his hair to look a bit more normal. You sat there baffled, not sure what to do from this point on as you glanced down at the money resting on your leg.
Yeah, maybe you were up for it.
MDNI banner credits to @benkeibear
844 notes ยท View notes
vampirenigh ยท 8 months
Text
Fun and fame
Summary: You are an idol.
Characters: Sae Itoshi, Rin Itoshi, Bachira Meguru.
Warnings: Some curse words, stalkers, harassment.
Masterlist
Tumblr media
Sae Itoshi
He would be supportive. You always come to his games when you can so he always comes to your shows if he is in the same country as you.
He would listen to your songs and give you some feedback before they are released.
Your fans and his fans love to see pictures of you both on different dates, in a studio or on a training ground. One time you and Sae tried to cook a speciality from French on your live but you both ended up full of flour and laughing. The fans made many edits of you.
When Sae heard that you had a stalker he got very mad. He is a possessive man and no one has the right to touch what is his. In the end he took care of him with his fans and whit social media making him a laughing stock.
On the rare occasions when someone is hitting on you he will just come to you both and look in his eyes. That works most of the time but when it doesn't he won't care if he is in public or not. He will curse him out till he leaves.
"Do you think you lukewarm shit are good enough for her? Fuck off before I will do something that will make you regret that you were even born asshole."
Rin Itoshi
He doesn't care. Not in a bad way. He won't care if you are an idol, a model or nothing at all. He loves you and that's it. But that doesn't stop him from coming at your shows when he can.
He likes to listen to your songs when he trains. They are nice and it helps him to not hear his teammates.
When he heard that you had a stalker he confronted him directly. He didn't care who he was. He was ready to throw some punches at his stupid face. After that no one stalked you anymore. They were scared of your boyfriend.
And if he sees that you are being harassed he just takes your hand and drags you away from that man. If the man still complains he turns and sends him a glare that makes him shit his pants.
"If any more man harrass you just leave. They are not worthy of your time. They are so lukewarm."
Bachira Meguru
He is your biggest supporter. He comes to all of your shows and gives you a small present after every show.
He likes to praise you a lot and likes to show you off to everyone. Especially Isagi. I think Isagi knows all about you because of Bachira.
He likes to listen your music at training, when he cooks, when he buys things. He listens to it on every waking minute. He knows all your songs by now.
When he heard that you have a stalker he was worried. Like are you okay? Why didn't you tell him faster? He would tell his team and tell everyone to help him. In the end he helped you.
When you are harrased he just wants in the conversation and makes the oder man uncomfortable.
"Oh, who is he? Your friend? Isn't Y/n amazing? She has such a perfect voice. Doesn't she?"
156 notes ยท View notes
nagiseishirosbby ยท 10 months
Text
๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐Š ๐๐‹๐‹๐Š'๐’ ๐…๐€๐•๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‘๐„๐€๐Œ ๐–๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐๐„
A/N: This is my opinion, so don't come after me. I might make another one of these, so hope you enjoy. And sorry for not posting on this acc, I just usually stick to my main acc cuz I like it.
๐ˆ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ข ๐˜๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ข: Blueberry
๐Š๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ข ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ž: Orange Sherbet
๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ข ๐‡๐ฒ๐จ๐ฆ๐š: Raspberry
๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐š ๐Œ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ: Lemon
๐’๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ข ๐๐š๐ซ๐จ: Cherry
๐Œ๐ข๐ค๐š๐ ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐จ: Grape
๐๐š๐ ๐ข ๐’๐ž๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐จ: Cookies and Cream
๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐˜๐ฎ๐ค๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฒ๐š: Vanilla
๐Š๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐š ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ณ๐ž: Strawberry
๐„๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐Ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฒ๐š: Lime
๐˜๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข: Cookie Dough
๐’๐š๐ž ๐ˆ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข: Coffee Ice Cream
๐‘๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข: Vanilla or Caramel
๐’๐ก๐ข๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข: Between Strawberry or Rocky Road
๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž: Pistachio
๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐“๐š๐›๐ข๐ญ๐จ: Blueberry or Butter Pecan
166 notes ยท View notes
seiueina ยท 9 months
Text
JUST TOGETHER, US โ‹†ยทหš เผ˜ *
synopsis : you are the youngest sibling of the two soccer prodigies. rin full filing his older brother duties.
contains : siblings being siblings + slice of life + rin being math tutor + mild language + mentions of bullying + 1k890wc
Rin exhaled a long and annoyed expression as he watched you pathetically struggle with your Math homework. Rin had always been a fast learner, being able to understand and know things easily was his specialty. However, with you, you found learning to be difficult.
You sat on the small dining table as he hovered over you before letting out another sigh. โ€œYouโ€™re stupid.โ€ He breaths out, grabbing one of your notebooks and slightly slapping the crown of your head as you misspelled a sentence.
โ€œI amโ€” I am trying Rin!โ€ You exclaim as you look up at him with angry eyes, your eyes were angry but the water line was armed and ready with tears. Tears that were locked and ready to leave your eyes, but with command. โ€œTry harder then, until then. My point still stands.โ€ He says as he pulls a chair next to you, his head resting on his hand.
โ€œBeing mean wonโ€™t help with my understanding yโ€™know?โ€ Said with a bratty tone, rolling your eyes at your teal-haired brother who sat next to you. โ€œBe quiet. I am trynaโ€™ tutor you; help you. But you keep rambling nonsense. Do you even want my help?โ€ He says annoyed, flicking at your temple, you gave him a glare.
โ€œI am fine without your help! I dunno why youโ€™re even helpinโ€™ me in the first place.โ€ You grumble some more, โ€œI am helping you cause youโ€™re stupid and you definitely need the help. Donโ€™t want you suffering at Math like a dumbass.โ€ Rin bickered, grabbing a protein bar that was left on the table and ripping the packaging.
You grumbled and mocked his words as a response. Irritated at him and his words. His words were getting to you and you lashed out at him. โ€œYou know what? Suffer by yourself then, I am not being paid to be your babysitter.โ€ Cursed Rin before he abruptly got up from the dining room seat and started to walk away.
In your mind. You won. You won the battle. He wasnโ€™t over your shoulder degrading you. But in reality; you lost. If he leaves the table and goes into his room or leaves the houseโ€” youโ€™d suffer with your English homework. Youย needย his help, so you swallow your pride before you grabbed his arm. โ€œRinnie wait!!โ€ You pleaded, Rin only dared to deadpan at you.
โ€œNow what?โ€
โ€œIโ€ฆ.I donโ€™t want to admit that I need your help! But, I need your helpโ€ฆI promise Iโ€™ll be nice and take your advice and teachings seriously..โ€ You cajoled your big brother, and the pleading eyes the three of the Itoshi siblings shared were everyone's kryptonite.
Rin only sighed before sitting back down in the chair he left a minute ago. โ€œIโ€™ll help youโ€” just donโ€™t piss me off again.โ€ He says coldly, and with a cheeky smile plastered on your face, you thank him.
Rin leaned over your shoulder to review the situation you were stuck in. โ€œYou really need my help with long division? Thatโ€™s so easy.โ€ He scoffed which as a result made you breathe deep down to contain your snarkiness. โ€œOf course, itโ€™s easy for you! Youโ€™re good at everythingโ€ฆI am not the smartest person like you or Saeโ€ฆI donโ€™t understand anything.โ€
Glancing at you with disbelief he let out a sigh before placing his hand on your shoulder. โ€œDonโ€™t call yourself dumb, how many times do I have to tell you youโ€™re not dumb? Quit making up excuses that youโ€™re dumb because you canโ€™t understand the material.โ€
โ€œI...I am trying!โ€”โ€ You respond as your eyes begin to swell up with tears. A few tear drops made its escape and you hurriedly wiped them away. Hoping he didnโ€™t see that...
โ€œDonโ€™t you dare cry? If you cry I am not helping you out for anything.โ€ He says, crossing his arms against his chest. โ€œI am sorry..it wonโ€™t happen.โ€ He hummed in response before asking you what problem youโ€™re stuck on and what steps you did to get your current answer. As you pointed to the problem and explained your steps, he stayed quiet. Listening to what youโ€™ve done so far in order to catch your mistake. After you were done, he pointed out your mistake.
โ€œYou did this part wrong, If you fix that, then you can work backward from what we just worked on together..โ€ He says with a nicer tone than before and you felt ease in your heart and brain, nodding you try and fix the mistake and took his advice on working backward.
He watched and stayed quiet, he didnโ€™t seem interested in helping you but in his mind, he was critiquing your steps, โ€œYou did that part wrong.โ€
โ€œWhat do you mean?โ€ You exclaim. You thought youโ€™d finally understood the problem and were finding the steps easier, but when he said you werenโ€™t doing it right, you gasped.
โ€œYou did the multiplication wrong. However many the number outside can go into the number is how many you subtract from the number inside.โ€ Saying this rather annoyed that you still didnโ€™t remember the importance of simple math but still kept a calm demeanor.
โ€œDo you need me to repeat every step again?โ€ He says looking at you with an unimpressed facial expression, you shook your head, โ€œNo I think I understand it now..โ€ You spoke softly, and as he waited for you to finish the problem, which took a bit, he glanced over your paper. His eyes became big as he stared at you, โ€œWow, you actually did it correctly.โ€ He exclaims before patting you on the crown of your head.
โ€œI did?!โ€ You squealed surprisingly. โ€œYep, you did. Actually surprised me for once y/N.โ€ He said with a laugh. โ€œโ€”Donโ€™t be all shocked that you got the problem right, be happy you got it right.โ€
โ€œI want to be happy that I understood and was able to solve this problem but, I still need your help with the other math problems I haveโ€ฆโ€ Looking up at him with a pout plastered onto your face, he only sighed before continuing. โ€œI canโ€™t help you with every single math problem you may get in life. This is stuff you should already know, quit making excuses and just do the problems.โ€ Rin lectured, crossing his arms again.
โ€œI seeโ€ฆthank you Rin..โ€
โ€œYouโ€™re welcomeโ€ฆbut you need to learn how to solve things on your own..you canโ€™t always come running back to me every time something happens..โ€ He says with a sigh ending at every word, you look towards him.
โ€œI, I know, but itโ€™s hard to not come back to you every time because youโ€™re the only one I have..โ€
He stayed silent for some time, processing what you just said to him. It caught him off guard but he knew something like this was gonna come up at a certain point. โ€œWell, I am not always gonna be here so youโ€™re gonna have to start figuring things out yourself.โ€ He finally responds, getting up from the chair but before leaving the room; he put his hand on your head, scrunching your hair up.
โ€œI am thankful for you Rin!โ€ You say rather than complain about how he just made your hair messy, โ€œOf course..youโ€™re my little sister after all, we only have each other..โ€ He says softly before leaving the dining room. You stayed seated in your seat, stretching out your hands before protecting yourself to complete these problems!
โ€œYou have to do this alone. You shouldnโ€™t be relying on other people..โ€ย 
โ€œItโ€™ll be more difficult later in life. Youโ€™ll need to get your head out of the clouds and focus on whatโ€™s important.โ€ย 
You remembered. All throughout your life someone was with you throughout the way. Even if that just meant 12 years of it. You always complained about things being too hard and difficult but never tried to put the effort in. It was a wake-up call. You had to start putting in the effort.
An hour passed and now you were 90% finished with your math homework when Rin came out again getting instant ramen from the pantry. "Do you know when Mom and Dad will be back?" You ask, tapping the lead pencil onto the table and waiting for a response.
"Nope. You know them, come and go like the wind. They always do this to us.." Rin doubts that Mom and Dad would be back anytime soon, and disappointment filled his face. "I don't like them to be honest with you...It doesn't make sense for them to show up then leave right after.." Rin continues as he fills the instant noodle bowls up with water and places them in the microwave.
Your head rested on your hand, "As long as we have each other right? We don't need them or Sae.." Trailing off with the ending of your sentence in a exhale, he turned around as he started the microwave, crossing his arms on his chest. "Well, of course as long as we have each other. But, I'd rather have our parents be here as well, stick around and actually pay attention to us...we've never had that. Like, haven't you gone over to your friend's house and met their parents and notice that they stay and pay attention to their kids?"
You inhale a long breath, pecking your lips together. "I've never been over to a friend's house before..don't get any friends y'know.." Exhaling you didn't want to go there. Rin stood there dumbfounded. For him, it felt like someone punched a hole into his heart, he was in utter shock that you didn't have any friends. "What do you mean? I thought you had friends?"
Sighing as you looked towards him, "Middle school is the worse y'know... there are rumors going around involving Mom and Dad, and because of that, everyone excludes me." Admitting the downside of your experience in school, Rin's eyes became filled with sympathy as his eyebrows furrowed, sitting down next to you before saying anything else. "Are you getting bullied? I swear if you are I am gonnaโ€”wait, have you told your teachers?"
You nod your head, "I've tried but nothing happens. Even if I have the last name of Itoshi, they don't care because I am not Sae.." He only scoffed, "That isn't fair...what did your teachers even do?"
Shrugging your shoulders before going back to the math homework that you were so close to completing, "They said they'll just look into it, but it's whatever right?โ€”" You inhale and exhale before continuing, "When you become a big famous soccer player, everything will be better!" Optimistic tones in your voice were sounded as you tried to bring light to a touchy subject.
"I am gonna look into this, my little sister shouldn't be treated like this. The school needs to do better." His voice was filled with a wave of anger, you didn't wantโ€” need for him to fight your own battles. Placing your hand on his hand, "โ€”Rin it's okay, I promise. I've been handling them well on my own...I don't need my big brother getting in this.."
He sighs, rubbing your shoulder he looks at you. โ€œIf- if you say itโ€™s okay. I donโ€™t want to make things worse for you..โ€
โ€œThank you Rinnie.โ€ You grin towards the teal-haired teenager who then flicked your forehead.
118 notes ยท View notes
qinluofu ยท 11 months
Text
โŠน๏น’blue lock boys + younger sibling headcanons โ™ก
chigiri hyoma, sae&rin, michael kaiser taking care of gn!reader who injured their legs
masterlists ^o^
Tumblr media
CHIGIRI is extremely concerned for your well-being. luckily, it's not a serious injury and you'll be able to completely recover from it but he still isn't any less concerned. saving his fear from his previous injury, he takes up the job to be your caretaker and stays at home 24/7 for you .
it starts in the morning where he's already by your side with a plate of white oats and slices of apples. it's probably a very bland meal but he insists it's good for the injury. he never lets you get out of bed and does everything for you - unless it's going to the bathroom. he just carries you and takes you to the toilets.
by lunch he's already cooked your favourite home meal and watching movies with you on the couch with a blanket drapped over. there was a bowl of green pea snacks in your hands as you start to feel the feeling of your brother's warmth.
at night, he tucks you in bed and kisses your forehead and tells you to sleep well. you have to admit, it was a pretty nice day with just your brother caring for you without any bickering.
Tumblr media
SAE & RIN didn't think it would happen. and it was 100% their fault. kinda.
they took you out of the house for exercising and you reluctantly agreed. the both of them were frequently exercising so there were no issues on their end while you had the hardest time running a lap - and when you were finally done you were sweating buckets. you didn't think anything would happen either and just went home doing arguably the most activity you had in awhile
then it happened . you woke up and felt a terrible ache from your waist down. when you tried lifting your knee all it gave you was a terrible soreness and a weak attempt at getting up. your first instinct was to call for your brothers as they slowly walked down to see what was up at 7am in the morning.
upon hearing your complaints they just had a ^^? moment. " so how does that even happen?" rin had a confused look and sae just flicked his forehead. "it just does dumbass. clearly someone hasn't been exercising alot" replied sae and you just >:( .
so after a few google searches and some more bickering, they decided to halt their activities to take responsibility for their injured sibling. sae carried you around his back all day and rin was in charge of guiding him and helping you take your things.
it took a few days for your legs to completely heal and you 3 had a very serious agreement to never exercise without stretching your muscles prior, ever .
a/n : that last sentence is so real, do not exercise without stretching guys ๐Ÿ˜–
Tumblr media
KAISER thought you were joking and just wanted to prank him. are you serious? you're the sibling of one of the soccer players that is ranked in the New Generation XI - getting injured?
"hahahahaha . yeah ok, nice joke - funny even but we're not doing that again" he fakes a laugh and was about to walk past you when you smacked him in the head and showed him the injury yourself. he kinda stares at it for a moment and suddenly realises something.
you must've wanted his help but was too shy to ask for it, right? he starts to think to himself and smirks a little while you just stare at this big weirdo in front of you. he suddenly offers his hand out, "don't worry my dear hopeless little sibling! your big brother is definitely here to save you!" he self proclaims and you just :| . you take his hand, didn't need his help but thanks i guess.
he thinks he's some big hero really - of course his definition of "help" was to get ness and let ness carry you around to help while kaiser relaxed by the sandy beaches.
"i'm such a great brother aren't i"
"of course kaiser, everyone loves you"
( kaiser's conversation with himself while he lays down by the sands )
Tumblr media
a/n : i just wanted to bring up the fact that i finally finished my carrd :D
223 notes ยท View notes
its-adeucen ยท 10 months
Text
the other itoshi
Oikawa Toru is an extremely skilled volleyball player, who can not help but feel inferior to prodigy's with natural talents and higher skillsets. A boy who loves his sport with his entire being, but can not help but be distressed at the idea of those who surpass hm
thinking about a third itoshi sibling who's like oikawa. a third sibling who fell in love with volleyball at a young age, who couldn't help but put in their all into the sport they love. a third sibling who shows the same ambition that their brothers have with football towards volleyball.
a third sibling who would always be over looked. it's common knowledge that the itoshi family held football prodigies, coming from the great itoshi sae who was so amazing that he went international at such a young age to blue locks number one itoshi rin. why on earth would the family see any value in any other sport?
a third sibling who can't help but be jealous. why does it matter if their siblings are prodigies in football, can people see all the hard work that they put into volleyball? a third sibling who can not help but resent their brothers talent in football. even though they're praised for being so 'highly skilled' in volleyball, they can not help but feel inferior to sae's title as prodigy, or rins higher skillset and natural athletic abilities.
a third sibling who tries to take this feeling of inferiority as motivation to do better. and yet, not matter how many congratulations or awards or games they win, they know that in the eyes of their family, this is nothing. the knowing feeling that no matter how hard they work, how well they improve, how many achievements they receive, that football will always come on top in their family. but, they continue to preserver, for love conquers all battles, and they can not help but love volleyball with all their being.
(a third sibling who can not help but wish. wish that they loved football just as much as their family. then, maybe, they wouldn't feel so alienated. then, maybe, they would be able look into the crowd and see the proud faces of their family. be able to have bonding moments with their brothers who never seem to look at them. maybe their trophies would stand clean and shiny right up there with their brothers instead of lying in the closet collecting dust. but, even if they did love soccer, they know that they would never compare to the shining lights that are their brothers talents. that all they would be was the other itoshi.)
idk if you can tell, but I also kin oikawa, lol. anyways, I might add on, idk
related content: "let me be seen"
58 notes ยท View notes
trafalgarlogy ยท 1 year
Text
anyways my blue lock fans, if you simp over itoshi siblings tell me which one
reblog if sae, and like if rin (no both)
(totally not me embarrassing myself, after posting this but anyways so-)
Tumblr media
45 notes ยท View notes
strikerandoverachiever ยท 2 years
Text
Tumblr media
Fanart by NN (@mm39572_02) found at https://mobile.twitter.com/mm39572_02
This kind of artwork really tugs at the heartstrings, doesnโ€™t it?
65 notes ยท View notes
jenoutof10 ยท 6 months
Text
i call this the "maybe in another universe, i'm a better sibling to you."
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
2K notes ยท View notes
verysium ยท 5 months
Text
ใ€Ž01ใ€ ๅˆฐ็€: arrival
ft. rin itoshi, sae itoshi
summary: the forces of nature abide by a single law: all cataclysms are creators of their own collapse. in the wake of such destruction, rin tumbles his way down to earth, and along the staircase of heaven, a new star is born. cw: mild swearing, childhood nostalgia and growing pains, rin being embarrassing, social anxiety, sae being somewhat parental, sibling dynamics, kamakura and japanese culture, spanish lessons, very dense prose (cus i suck ass at dialogue), star analogies, orange peels and other fruit metaphors, fluff but bittersweet.
word count: 6.4k
series masterlist || next
Tumblr media
The first word Rin learns is star.
It is spoon-fed to him in glittering globules of milk fat, dense and pooling around the gums. Stars are what he senses when rough hands slip around his torso, stuffing the nib of a plastic bottle into his mouth. He is only a week old and can't see yet, but he already knows the set of eyes he is staring into. There are tiny pinpoints of blue-green light, reflective and shiny, a mirror to his own.
The world is blurry but somehow Rin finds his own image. His newborn legs are scrunched inside a wad of cotton blankets, poised and ready to strike. Rin doesn't like being confined, but the four walls of the hospital room offer him no reprieve. He cries and bawls and screams to go back. Only the silence answers.
Rin hates this place. The world out here is a different state of mind: too bright, too loud, too much. Anything and everything has been etched into a single frame, time scorched into untouched skin. It is to the point his senses cannot handle any more.
Every morning the shadows of nurses gorge themselves on daylight, waistlines growing by the minute as they enlarge into his field of vision. They pry at the wires of his crib, brushing off invisible dust as they try so hard to make his heartbeat sync with their incessantly beating machines. His body refuses to obey. They should've known the moment he was born that he'd always be one step behind.
Rin wants to screech his head off again. This time he babbles that the milk tastes like car grease, that he'd rather die free than live in pain, but a firm hand stays the bottle between his lips, insisting on its delicacy. Rin blanches. He isn't hungry. He tries to pull away. But his mother's voice cuts through the silence, a warning.
"Sae-chan, be careful with your brother."
The two-year-old grunts, lips twisted in annoyance as he tries the balancing act of feeding a newborn with one arm. His gaze is ancient, too piercing for a child. Rin's fingers crawl up Sae's face, clumsy and blind as they grope for his nose bridge. There are stars in his older brother's eyes, ones Rin cannot reach no matter how hard he tries.
Rin ends up spilling milk on himself, crying as he drools white rivulets down his chin. If Sae could swear, he most definitely wouldโ€™ve called Rin an ungrateful little shit. But Rin knows it is an honor to be born where he was. He is a legacy to someone elseโ€™s dream, both a spare and a second chance at living. He butters himself up in their nasal tongues, machinating his lips in tandem.ย 
When his brother offers him another drink, his mouth is already open.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
It turns out life outside the womb is actually far greater than it was inside. Rin learns that real people walk and talk and grow up to find something called a purpose. He doesn't understand why the adults deem it complicated though. How could something so simple take years to discover? After all, his brother has already figured out his purpose, so why couldn't he?
"Rin-chan, you must find something to do with your life," his grandmother mentions over dinner, smoothing her weathered hands down the locks of his hair. The family is gathered around the table for tea, sitting like a portrait on the zabuton. Rin tries his best to emulate, his three-year-old spine drawn taut with practiced humility.
"Your brother has already paved the way. You can do the same, canโ€™t you Rin-chan?"
Of course he can. Rin's heard these words a thousand times before. Sae isn't called the family's star collector for nothing. His nii-chan has already amassed tens of thousands of these five-pointed shapes, a few of which sit in a glass trophy case Rin isn't allowed to touch. Heโ€™s seen this all play out before.
A fortune teller once read their futures, thumbing her way along his brotherโ€™s palms as she spilled the very same oracles. Rin still remembers that day clearly: a morning visit to the shrine, the image scattered like water. The torii unfolded like a vermillion tongue, moseying its way down Komachi Street. He had been dressed in his little navy blue hakama, toes tucked politely into his tabi, his round eyes reflecting the world like a fisheye lens. There was much to observe from the hustle and bustle of life. Peculiar squiggly lines danced along the signage of shops. Candied lacquerware displayed themselves behind glass windows. Rin even stopped to point out the goldfish hanging in their crystal bags, giggling when the force of nearby windchimes sent each fish for a tumble. One soba stop and two taiyaki ice creams later, his small feet had grown tired from the hours of excursion, and his mother carried him on her back for the latter half of the trip home.ย 
It was then that he spotted her.ย 
An old lady sat in a booth by the wayside, framed by colorful curtains. His father had told him that she could foresee the future with the mere touch of her hand. Sae had gone first, holding out his palm with assured poise, as if he already knew the outcome. Rin wasnโ€™t surprised when he heard the verdict. The old lady claimed Sae was destined to become the worldโ€™s greatest star, to bring glory to the nation of the sun. Rin didnโ€™t doubt it if this was true at the time. His brotherโ€™s existence was proof enough. Saeโ€™s certainty was a lesson Rin learned before object permanence, before any preconventional stage of development. Nii-chan is always one way and not the other. He is on track to do something important, and nothing can sway him from it.ย 
That was the first truth Rin learned of this world.
Even now at the family dinner, he doesn't even need to look to know that his brother is sitting with near perfect posture, the precision of still life running through his veins. Sae is an adult before he is a child, a handcrafted figurehead for the Itoshi name. Rin lifts his chin a little higher, his toddler hands raised in firm conviction.
โ€œIโ€™ll follow Nii-chan! Follow him to the end of the world!โ€
His grandmother nods, seemingly satisfied with the answer. Rin doesn't say anything else, quiet for the rest of the night. He doesn't understand the words she exchanges with his parents, nor does he try to. Adult talk still isn't his strong suit, especially not when it concerns the future. But his mother's eyes shine wet and proud, and his father chuckles more than usual. Rin decides his purpose right then and there.
He wants to be a star too.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
The day after starting kindergarten, Rin shows off his first masterpiece, cradling two sheets of rice paper as he runs up to the front door. By the time the fusuma slides open, he has already uncrumpled his work, dramatically revealing a bold shock of color. It appeared to be some sort of assemblage, painstakingly inked in blue crayon and pieced together with painter's tape.
"That's a pentagon, Rin."
"No, itโ€™s a star! See? 1โ€ฆ2โ€ฆ3โ€ฆ4โ€ฆ5 points! Star!"
Sae isn't amused. Rin does not know why. His brotherโ€™s eyes are hardened slats of light, the still water of an abandoned lake. There are no mouths to swallow the light, no twinkling ripples at the surface, not even the gasps of glimmering excitement. There is only the mirrored slate of the sky: one shade of blue bleeding into the next. Rin feels his stomach plummet into its depths. This isnโ€™t the soft look of pride he wanted to see. Not in the slightest.ย 
At first he thinks about crying, his bottom lip already curled with the onslaught of a pathetic sob. But spite unfurls in his lungs, so instead he turns his nose up with huff, trying to seem unaffected. He would be very proud of his star. And it most certainly was not called a pentagon or whatever stupid name Sae learned in his stupid math class. But apparently his older brother always had something else to say.
"Just come here and erase it. I'll show you how to make a proper star."
"But I don't want to! It's my star. It's perfect!"
Rin can hardly utter another word before Sae's glare nearly freezes the living daylights out of him. Nii-chan is scary, especially when angry. He doesn't even have a choice when he sits down at the chabudai, pouting in reluctance. Sae works out his magic on paper, crafting ley lines within the grain of paper. Rin does his best to follow, licking his lips as he guides his crayon through the dotted lines. It gets increasingly difficult though when Sae's hand echoes warmly around his own, gentle but firm in its direction. Rin tries to avoid his brother's eyes, but Sae's kindness is as disarming as his gaze. Had Nii-chan always had that crease between his eyebrows? The slight upturn of his lips when he bit his tongue in concentration?
Rin tries to trace the lines, but he ends up tracing Sae's face instead. His focus isn't even on the paper when he scribbles out a mess of incomplete pentagons, some geometric concatenation he cannot translate into real-time. Sae would have pinched his cheek, scolding him in disappointment.
Sae never did.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
The next time Rin traces a pentagon, it is on the surface of a black-and-white ball, shot like a meteorite through a football goal. His brother becomes a comet, light on his feet as he thunders down the field, weaving seamlessly between defenders. Rin can only stand on the sidelines, drowned out in his second-hand hoodie, face smushed up against the fence as he tries to get a good view. The team's been at it for hours, and Rin's pretty sure he now has the diamond imprint of chain links burnt into his cheeks.
"Somebody stop him!"
"Get after him!"
"Mark Sae Itoshi!"
There will always be someone up to the challenge of his brother's prowess, but no one ever comes close to toppling him. Rin doesn't think Sae would ever miss a single step, not when he's so far ahead. His brother is strong and calculated, absolutely unwavering in his ascent to the top. The only way Sae Itoshi could ever fall is if he buckled under his own weight, caving into himself.
Rin's eyes follow the reporters as they trail after Sae, and his nose wrinkles in disgust. They were no better than a pack of bloodhounds, desperate for a small taste of his brother's victory. How dare they? His Nii-chan outshined everyone at everything. Rin wasn't the smartest boy, but even he knew that a star could never be caught. They didn't even belong on Earth in the first place.
"Let's go, Rin."
Rin doesn't complain when his brother calls him to return home, oblivious to the media's chagrin. Like Sae, Rin is utterly indifferent to their plight, side-stepping one of the reporters who dry-heaves on his shoes in exhaustion. It was definitely their fault for failing to outrun both an eight-year-old child and his kid brother, let alone try to feast on their glittering remains. If they couldn't catch a star, they ought to eat the dust left behind. After all, that was how the world worked according to Nii-chan.
Only the best could succeed. All the rest would implode with the universe.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
It is the summer before his tenth birthday when Rin takes back every single one of those words. He is that reporter now, completely humiliated and exhausted as he collapses on the sidelines. The afternoon workout had just entirely rearranged his guts, so much so that he's foaming at the mouth, the remnants of his hasty breakfast speckled all over his cleats.
Out of every star in existence, the sun has to be the worst one. A pool of sweat trickles down his back, melting into a sticky discomfort along his nape. Itโ€™s too far up his jersey for him to do anything about, and he might just die from the sweltering heat.
Perhaps it was true that sports stars had to suffer in order to burn bright, but Rin would never wish this fate upon anybody. Sae is shouting at him from somewhere outside his periphery, insisting that the sun has never stopped revolving, that Rin has to never stop practicing if he ever plans on keeping up. But at this point, he could care less about a goddamn metaphor, let alone rub two brain cells together to interpret it.
"That shot was shoddy, Rin. Redo it."
"But it's so hot, I can'tโ€”โ€
"It's not hot. It's lukewarm. Redo it."
Sometimes Rin regrets ever thrusting himself into the orbit of his brotherโ€™s football dream. Playing on the world stage sounded so much easier in his head back then, but now it might as well have been an impossible fantasy. He most definitely wasnโ€™t cut out for this line of work because his legs feel like shit, his arms feel like shit, and his whole body canโ€™t even breathe under the thick, grimy layer of sweat. Blinking his eyes against the burning salt, Rin curses to himself. He shouldโ€™ve taken that energy drink from earlier. At least the caffeine would have kept him sane. Sae snaps Rin out of his reverie, his thin voice seeping into Rinโ€™s bones. Thereโ€™s something softer in his tone this time.
โ€œSuck it up and redo it. Iโ€™ll buy you ice cream after practice.โ€
There is silence. Rin stands back up, wiping his forehead as he stares his brother dead in the eye. The field has never been larger, and the goal has never been closer. And just like that, he is off, powering down the turf.
Under the supermassive gravity of his brother's ambitions, Rin becomes a supernova, his body charged with enough energy to last through entire lifetimes.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
In the oppressive sunlight, Sae's cold stare becomes a welcome sight. Augusts in Kamakura are the products of heat waves, the sun so scorching Rin can see a visible mirage above the asphalt. The heat spares no one, and Rin feels his cargo pants stick to the crease of his thighs. Even Saeโ€™s bangs are plastered to his forehead, unusually slick behind the ears. They had just met Saeโ€™s agent that morning, taking the Yokosuka line back from Tokyo. Sae had even left early, planning to evade the weekendโ€™s tourists. But neither of them ever anticipated the harshness of the afternoon heat. After nearly an hour of searching, their only refuge was this 7-Eleven, some tiny microcosm practically stowed away between two utility poles.
The oba-chan at the konbini greets them with a seasoned smile, chirping with polite bubbliness as she rings up Saeโ€™s Garigari-kun popsicles, a total of 70 yen for the original soda flavor. Rin waits demurely in a corner, eyes drawn to his brotherโ€™s silhouette. Some oji-san sits himself down nearby, fanning himself with a newspaper as he twirls a toothpick between his gums.
โ€œTrying to avoid the heat, eh? You and your brother come here often?โ€
The man looks middle-aged, crowned with an artificial toupรฉe and a cracked tooth. His eyes dart between Rin and Sae, a knowing smile plastered on his lips.ย 
โ€œNii-chan and I just found this place. We donโ€™t come here a lot.โ€
โ€œAh. Is that so? You seem awfully young to be shopping without parents. Whatโ€™s your name?โ€
Rin doesnโ€™t want to answer. He hates this man already, even more so his strangeness. Thereโ€™s a disarming nature to his beady eyes, like he knows something Rin doesnโ€™t. Rin looks down at the floor, his sneakers toeing a shy line across the linoleum tiles.ย 
โ€œR-rin.โ€
โ€œRin-kun, eh? You must look up to your Nii-chan a lot, huh? Your gaze hasnโ€™t left him since.โ€
Rin feels his throat close up, cheeks flushing with heat of embarrassment. On second thought, he hates everything about this oji-san now, even down to his obnoxious friendliness. The old man winks, bending down in a conspiratorial whisper. Rin wrinkles his nose at the stale smell of beer, feeling embarrassed for even bothering to converse. This man was clearly drunk out of his mind, and Rin secretly hopes no one else is watching him. But unfortunately, the whispers are loud enough to travel across the entire convenience store, right into Saeโ€™s ears.
โ€œOh-ho? Are you blushing?โ€
Rin vehemently shakes his head.
โ€œDonโ€™t worry, Rin-kun. Your secret is safe for me. You must be your brotherโ€™s little shadow, right?โ€ The man pumps his fist out, his voice distorted in a childish imitation. โ€œNii-chan's number one supporter!โ€
Rinโ€™s hands ball into fists at the oji-sanโ€™s teasing, his ears red to their tips. Sae is looking at him from over the cash register now, a confused look etched onto his face. Rin clenches his teeth in annoyance. Stripped bare of all defenses, he is now analyzed for what he is. Was his admiration that obvious? Did Sae know about his feelings? He didnโ€™t want to be taken for some stupid, awestruck fool. The old manโ€™s question is barely answered before Rin makes a break for it, the bell on the door ringing with his sudden departure.
The road outside swirls in holographic patterns, a dizzying blend of feet and socks and concrete. Rin has to take a moment to steady himself before Sae comes up behind him, armed with a plastic bag of wrappers and blue ice between his teeth. Rin licks his popsicle with caution, burning away his shame as his tongue freeze dries itself to the candied surface. Sae crunches his ice cream in two bites, an amused lilt to his voice.
โ€œWhat was that back there?โ€
โ€œN-nothing! I didnโ€™t know him.โ€
โ€œYouโ€™re too shy to talk to strangers?โ€
โ€œN-noโ€ฆH-he was just talking to himself.โ€
Sae gives Rin a weird look, but he doesnโ€™t question further. Instead, his hand reaches down to slap Rin on the back of the head, ruffling the hair there until it somehow resembles a birdโ€™s nest.
โ€œNext time someone asks you something, just answer. Stop acting like a damn coward.โ€
Rinโ€™s entire face burns with humiliation at that comment. He wishes the ground could just open up and swallow him whole. The last thing he wants to be is the laughingstock of his brotherโ€™s dry humor, but the fact that Sae rarely even cracks a joke makes this entire situation much worse. Instead of replying, Rin follows what he does best and rapidly changes the subject. His voice trembles as he stares at his popsicle handle, noting the hiragana carved into plywood. Atari.
โ€œAh, look. I won a prize.โ€
Saeโ€™s eyes widen momentarily, pausing in his step as he looks down to check his own stick. Less than a minute later, he grimaces, tossing it away.
โ€œTch, donโ€™t waste your luck on something so meaningless.โ€
Rin knows what Sae means. Only becoming the best matters, and with the sparse amount of luck to go around, he might as well spend it on a real victory. The Itoshis canโ€™t afford loss, not that theyโ€™d ever know what it was. A foreign emotion flickers through Saeโ€™s eyes, something akin to uncertainty. Rin brushes it off as a trick of the light.
The trek back home is tinged with a golden hue, the sun milder as it cascades rays down both their faces. Sae's appearance has always been unsettling, even in the mellow glow of summer. Rin recalls his mother used to say that Sae inherited all the sharpness in the family. His mother was definitely right. Saeโ€™s nose is too straight, the slant of his brows too unnatural. If Rin took a ruler to his face, every measurement would come back scientifically accurate. Nothing about Sae is soft. Nothing about him should be comforting. But when his brother looks at him, Rin feels someoneโ€™s breath brush across his forehead, the skin still warm from the imprint of their lips.
He grips Saeโ€™s hand tighter, knuckles looped between calloused digits. They tread silently, all thoughts of victory forgotten, the coastal breeze whispering their names into air. Rin canโ€™t take his eyes off his brother, and, despite his lack of situational awareness, Sae notices it too.
โ€œWhat are you looking at?โ€
โ€œNothingโ€ฆ Itโ€™s justโ€ฆ Back at the storeโ€ฆ If it were you, youโ€™d never be afraid to speak up, right?โ€
โ€œOf course. Thereโ€™s nothing that I fear.โ€
Saeโ€™s tone is stiff when he says this, his face tilted towards the horizon. Rin almost misses the slight waver in his voice. His brother does everything to keep his word. At least that much holds true. Rin silently wishes that too would never change.
Sae always looks forward, always stares towards the skyline, always plans for the future. Not once has Rin seen his older brother look fully back at him, let alone pivot toward the direction he once came from. One side of Saeโ€™s face is always hidden, not too dissimilar to the far side of the moon. His Nii-chan might as well be some celestial body, cast under the penumbra of his own eclipse. No one could ever know him in his entirety.
Saeโ€™s eyes must be lonely, Rin ponders. Theyโ€™re trapped on opposite ends of his face, two stars that could align but never cross. He swears to always remember the constellations in his brotherโ€™s eyes.
He'd follow them wherever they took him.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
Sae has his eyes set on Spain: a land of gold, guts, and glory. The streets are somehow more burnt than its people, and the nation itself flickers with twisting tongues. It is also the only place where Rin cannot follow, and he is inconsolable.
Sae hadnโ€™t even given a weekโ€™s notice before he broke the news on a Sunday, stating his plans factually over a family dinner. Rin nearly spit out his ochazuke right then and there, choking pitifully on his tea-steeped rice grains. Who in their right mind would willingly travel to a country that sees the sun for nearly three thousand hours a year? Perhaps Sae was immune to all natural phenomena, but Rin would rather die than train in that hellish heat. And most importantly, what was with the sudden announcement? Did his brother not even care about the people he was leaving behind?
He thought about it hard during dinner and even harder when Sae blow-dried his hair that night. They had both stepped out from the tub at the same time, arguing after their shared bath. Rin complained his brother turned the water temperature up too high every time, and Sae pointed out he was dripping water everywhere, the suds still stuck deep in his scalp. Their fingers had been at each otherโ€™s hair, clawing and tugging until their mother finally intervened, wrapping Rin up in the family towel as she knelt down to dry him. Rin stood there, an angry flush on his cheeks and his features pulled into a petulant sulk as he observed Sae clean himself with elegant precision, a quiet look on his face. Life at ten and a half was simply unfair. Rin couldnโ€™t wait until he was his brotherโ€™s age. Apparently being a teenager meant Nii-chan could have his own towel, a custom gift embroidered with seagulls on the hem. Nii-chan could dry himself without any help from others, no longer needing his motherโ€™s guidance. He could even leave the house if he truly wanted, and no one would come after him. Rinโ€™s scowl deepens, glowering at Sae as his mother forces his little arms up, tugging the pyjamas over his head. In another life, he wouldโ€™ve admitted that he was envious of Saeโ€™s independence, the sheer effortless grace with which he carried himself. But Rin was too prideful to do that. A confession of his own failures was equivalent to suicide in his book.
The best he can do is bite his tongue, forcing back the angry vitriol that would have otherwise spilled from his lips. His brother stands on a stool behind him, blow-dryer in hand as he ruffles through Rinโ€™s tresses, the nozzle spewing warm air across his forehead. Saeโ€™s fingers are rough and heavy, riddled with calluses underneath, likely from the months of weightlifting and grip training. But as solid as they are, they are also nimble, delicate as bird wings as they gently comb through strands of hair. The hot air massages around his temples, and Rin feels the tender brush of something against his nape. He cannot tell if it was the blow-dryer or the warmth of Saeโ€™s body behind him.ย 
In the end, he decides he does not want to know.
By now, the water droplets have cleared from his skin, his locks rusted from a dark olive to a coarse black. Sae turns the blow-dryer to his own head, tousling his hair as he shakes out the excess moisture. Rin watches silently through the mirror, squeezing a fine line of mint paste down the center of his toothbrush. He chews on the plastic bristles as he contemplates, moving his arm back and forth in a repetitive scrubbing motion. Sae had inherited their motherโ€™s hair and their fatherโ€™s countenance, his visage a perfect combination of both genetic features. His obaa-san once remarked that the kami had accidentally spilled wine on Saeโ€™s birthday, anointing his head in a rich maroon. In Japan, red is the color of all things joyous, a shade Rin identifies with the uchikake at weddings and the rope decorations his parents pin onto doors for good luck. But to be associated with joy, Rin finds that fact highly ironic. He has never seen Sae express any semblance of happiness before, except maybe the occasional grimace he tries to pass off as a smile.ย 
Still, the connotation of their contrasting hair colors does little to ease the ache in his tiny chest. If Sae is the blood of an early sunrise, then Rin is the death before night. Black is not a marriage but a funeral, the makings of an era filled with fear, violence, and misfortune. In a way, Rin is the end to Saeโ€™s beginning, both the antithesis and the complement.
A soft touch against his chin interrupts his thoughts, and Rin looks up just in time to see Sae retracting his hand, wiping the excess toothpaste off Rinโ€™s chin. And in that moment, he wants to scream. How dare Sae try to leave him? To act like everything was alright. He said the end was another beginning when really it was just the end. There wasnโ€™t any coming back from it. Sae would disappear off to Spain, and he would never come back. At least the version of Sae he was seeing now.ย 
In the dim lights, Rinโ€™s hair is darker than ever, the inky tendrils plastered around his ears like a vacuum devoid of light. He brings a death omen, a curse wherever he goes. In between the liminal space of bathroom mirror and tile, he divorces memory from mind, separating the flesh until it can last no longer. Heโ€™ll kill this memory of his brother if he has to, suffocating it in the most gruesome of ways. He doesnโ€™t want to admit this might be the last time heโ€™ll ever see Sae.ย 
And most importantly, he doesnโ€™t want to admit that he just might miss him.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
Rin resolved to give Sae the silent treatment after that night, avoiding him throughout the house and acting like he was repelled by some nameless force. But his plans sadly never seem to work. The more he turns away, the more he is reeled back in, as if cast on some invisible fishing line. Now heโ€™s here in Sae's bedroom, forty-eight hours before D-day, trying to mouth out words that aren't his own.ย 
His brother has somehow convinced him to adopt a new language, something about how he needs to be bilingual to play in different countries. Rin didnโ€™t understand most of it before he complied, letting himself be dragged onto his brotherโ€™s bedspread. His English flashcards sit opposite to Saeโ€™s Spanish ones as he crosses his legs, mouthing the shapes on his brotherโ€™s lips.
Manzana. Banana. Naranja.
Translation: I am undoing everything that has ever made me whole.ย 
In the middle of their lesson, Sae hands his brother said fruit, as if to accentuate his point. He peels the orange in a perfect spiral, thumb under the calyx as the spongy white fiber separates from ochre flesh, the pulp inlaid like jewels beneath skin. He cracks the segments hexagonally and tosses Rin the larger half.
โ€œNaranja.โ€
โ€œNaranja.โ€ Rin repeats, curling his tongue around the foreign vowels. He catches the fruit with ease, shoving the flesh into his mouth until juice pools between teeth and his mouth is bursting with flavor. The language trickles down his throat, settling into the hollow of his larynx.
Naranja.
He looks down at his own orange, a half-imitation at best. His fingers are still stuck inside the skin, the liquid squirting into his right eye. It is sour, acrid even. The flesh has gone bad, wrinkled like soft cherries. A tangerine blooms saffron yellow beneath his nails, zest building up under the cuticle. He makes a mental note to wash his hands later.
Mi media naranja.
Unlearning, Rin decides, is a very difficult process. It makes him feel like a child again, an estrangement from his old self. Sometimes two halves arenโ€™t enough to make him whole, and other times it is a section too much. There are many things in this world that elude his grasp. One day perhaps he will know them all. In another life, he would have been able to tell the difference between an apple and an orange, to draw the line between his half and Saeโ€™s half. But for now, he is still discovering, still plucking and choosing, still floundering in a body he has come to hate. Rin picks up another flashcard, right next to the yellow one labeled starfruit, named estrella for each of its five points.
โ€œWhatโ€™s this one?โ€
โ€œDesastre. Spanish for disaster.โ€ย 
"Disโ€ฆasโ€ฆstar?"
"It's disaster. You have to enunciate the r."
"Disโ€ฆasโ€ฆster? What the hell even is that? Another star?"
Sae deadpans, and Rin mentally braces himself for another harsh remark, probably a brutally honest insult about his own stupidity. But this conversation has long evolved past fruits and colors and my half and your half. His brotherโ€™s eyes soften with shadows, as if bruised by something far deeper. A contusion forms beneath the surface, purpled and pained. Rinโ€™s mind fills with confusion when Sae suddenly stares out the curtains again, his gaze strangely wistful. The room is so quiet he almost misses Saeโ€™s answer.
"Yeah...it's a star.โ€
Disaster is a bad star.
โ”€โ”€โ”€ โ‹†โ‹…โ˜†โ‹…โ‹† โ”€โ”€โ”€
The day before Sae leaves, Rin wishes on a bad star. He wakes up at an unlucky hour of dawn, slinking past a sleeping town as he goes to find his brother on the embankment near the sea. The streets bend around this corner of the peninsula, gaping like a mouth, lips pried apart at the seams. Located between a rock and a hard place, the coast of Koshigoe Beach oscillates between two types of constant turmoil, battling the erosion of natural forces from the east while facing the gentrification of construction in the west. During early mornings, the tide is sometimes low enough to expose the rocks up to the seawall, the desiccated seaweed forming fishing nets along its edge. Occasionally, the imprints of a stranger's footsteps leave behind small pockets of water, each one a home to an assorted array of abalone and oyster shells. Rin remembers the family vacations he spent here, the storm-cloaked skies. He had been so excited to go clamming after watching every episode of Chibi Maruko-Chan. In his red bucket hat and plastic shovel, he raced to the waterโ€™s edge, his little cheeks puffed out in exertion. He had anticipated sunny weather and clear skies, the glitter of rainbow sea glass, maybe even the golden sands he had seen in many of Saeโ€™s travel brochures. But his first impression had been one of utter disappointment.ย 
The sand was a dull, drab grey: a single expanse of color that stretched on forever across the horizon. There were no clouds, only the stinging brittle of salt stuck inside his lungs and nestled between his toes. And to make matters worse, there werenโ€™t even any clams in the first place, no sparkling bits of the golden treasure he had been so desperate to bring home. He felt his spirits dampen with ocean spray, his little feet coming to a sudden halt as he stared crestfallen at the waters.
Rin learned two major lessons that day. One, Maruko-chan was a big fat liar. And two, he should never believe anything that he sees on screen. Unfortunately, his folly cost him a hefty price: one tantrum on the car ride home and zero pretty seashells to add to his collection. Looking back on it now, Rin feels a strange sense of comfort in his disillusionment. In all four directions, his home is still the same greyish wash of color, unchanging as the sea and as unforgiving as its waters. At least that is something he can rely on. Nowadays, the constants in his life can be counted on a single hand, and the number of childhood remnants dwindles down to even fewer.ย 
Still, he can recall one memory clearer than the rest.
While Rin had been busy lamenting the lack of clams, Sae had tugged him by the back of his shirt, pulling him to the wayside as he stuck his fingers into the earth. Obviously, Rin was too caught up in his misery to notice, but his sniffles soon died down when he saw the faintest of bubbles lurk beneath the sandy surface. Sae taught him how to dig, how to plant feet into the ground, how to scavenge for survival. And Rin followed without question.
Soon, a cast of translucent crabs spilled forth from the pits, scuttling in massive red tides. Rin scooped some out with bare hands, sectioning them into segments: the ruby shells of a pomegranate, dividing and dividing again. He held a hermit up to the light, a look of gleeful amazement on his features. Was it their shells that determined their shape or the tender bodies inside them? Rin could never tell. All he knew was that these crabs were a different sort of treasure, ones that he cradled gently with bare hands and shielded from the foraging gulls. They were creatures meant to be loved.
The waves now break across concrete fortifications, crashing upon cubic breakwaters. By the time Rin reaches the paved promenade near the shores, Sae is already there, feet drowned in the freezing Pacific, the shirasu swimming between his toes. He doesnโ€™t even turn when the sand crunches with footsteps, and Rin silently curses his brotherโ€™s superior senses.ย 
โ€œI thought I told you not to come, Rin.โ€
โ€œI know....But I still wanted to.โ€
In Rinโ€™s mind, it doesnโ€™t matter if Sae didnโ€™t want him to be there. It doesnโ€™t matter that he shouldโ€™ve never come. Heโ€™d always keep chasing this dream if it meant he could stay. In fact, any ill omen would be better than this sinking pit in his stomach, this feeling that something was about to change forever.
The twinkles of light in the sky ripple across the sea, and Rin canโ€™t help but see the view reflected in his brotherโ€™s visage. Saeโ€™s eyes are like the ports of Sagami Bay, hardened with the carapace of cold comfort. Absence, Rin believes, would be his brotherโ€™s ultimate paradox. Sae could do everything and nothing all at once, and he would still be both the empty hole and the overflowing home. If eyes could be waves and faces could be stars, Sae would be the coldest, but he would also burn the brightest. Right now Rin just wants some of that warmth.
โ€œSo...youโ€™re really leaving?โ€
โ€œYeah. Iโ€™m going ahead of you now. You better catch up.โ€
โ€œYeah, I know. Iโ€™ll do my best to become scouted like you.โ€
โ€œRight. And then onto the world. The two of us will become the best there is.โ€
A silence hangs between them, loose as a thread. The wind whistles across the boardwalk, stirring up small spirals of volcanic sand. Sae notices Rinโ€™s contemplative expression, following his gaze until he finds the moon still in the sky, lit up by the fading light of Polaris. Rin prays silently, knees tucked into his chest as he clasps his hands tightly together. His soft whispers are frequently interspersed by distant murmurs of the sea.
Please let Nii-chan be safe. Please donโ€™t let him forget me.
The sunrise is about to start, one more hour until the day fully begins. Sae has to put an end to this, or else he'll never leave.
โ€œStop praying, Rin. Theyโ€™re just stars. They'll die before your wish can come true.โ€
Rin peeks an eye open, unfurling from his tucked position. He looks to the stars then back at Sae, a familiar prickling in his eyes. Sae doesnโ€™t even need to check to know that heโ€™s crying.
โ€œI just...โ€ Rinโ€™s voice wavers, โ€œI think Iโ€™lll miss you, Nii-chan. At least send a message home?โ€
โ€œMaybe. When I have the time.โ€
โ€œOh...okay.โ€ Rin looks down awkwardly, staring at his feet before perking up again, โ€œDo you think our dream can be achieved in a few years? Iโ€™ll come visit you in Spain! Maybe weโ€™ll even play for Royale together.โ€
โ€œYou better. Donโ€™t slack off just because Iโ€™m not here.โ€
โ€œI know. I wonโ€™t.โ€
Rin had never been particularly good at farewells, let alone his first one. His voice is watery now, as if liquid and unable to be contained.
โ€œHey...Sae?โ€
โ€œYeah?โ€
โ€œDo you really think weโ€™ll make it big?โ€
Thereโ€™s a pause in the conversation, the length of it too long for Saeโ€™s liking. For once, certainty does not come to him as easily. But Rin already knows there is a fundamental difference to the depths of his brotherโ€™s greed. Saeโ€™s eyes harden into flints, his voice crashing across the sandy beaches, unrelenting in its harshness but still shapelessly soft.
โ€œWe have to.โ€
Rin doesnโ€™t have anything to say to that. Neither of them do. If killing himself meant living forever, then Sae Itoshi would have died a long time ago.ย 
He would have died and become a star.
Tumblr media
author's note: to whoever made it down here, thank you for reading the words iโ€™ve curated at the cost of my sleep schedule. this chapter was supposed to be a purely self-indulgent one-shot about rinโ€™s character, but it quickly devolved into a multi-chapter fic (oops.) majority of the content is pulled from the official manga, the spin-off novel translations, and occasionally my own personal interpretation. the extended star metaphor is inspired by @hanyjar (my lovely moot) and franny choi's poetry in the atlantic. while the plot follows the original canon chronologically, you can theoretically read the scenes in any order, and the vignettes are meant to vacillate between different scenes and interactions. regardless, rin seeks the same path of self-destruction throughout all scenarios, even if it means losing himself. (atp he needs to go to therapy, and i need to go touch grass.) anyways, thank you for reading, and it genuinely means a lot to see people interact with my works!
Tumblr media
ยฉ verysium 2023 / please do not translate, repost, or plagiarize any of my works
229 notes ยท View notes
yrdnzz ยท 2 months
Text
Tumblr media
remembering
156 notes ยท View notes
vampirenigh ยท 11 months
Text
Gifts and promises
Sumarry: Birthdays with them.
Characters: Sae Itoshi, Rin Itoshi, Reo Mikage, Nagi Seishiro, Chigiri Hyoma, Bachira Meguru.
Warnings: None.
Masterlist
Sae Itoshi
His birthday
He doesn't really care about it and almost forgets that it is today. He goes on his training and doesn't expect anything. But when he gets back imagine his surprise when he sees a cake that you worked the entire day for. He thanks you and spends the rest of the day cuddling with you on the bed and looking at a movie.
Your birthday
He will get a day off. No question asked. He wants to surprise you. He goes away in the morning like he goes to do his routine and training because he tells you every year that he didn't take a day off. He goes to your favorite bakery and takes your favourite cake and after that goes to take you some flowers and a necklace with his and your initials. He comes back at lunch and gives them to you. He spends the whole day with you and doesn't let you do even a small thing.
Rin Itoshi
His birthday
He wants to seem cool so he says that he doesn't care about it but secretly he really cares about it and wants something special. And imagine how much his love had grown when he came home to a living room full of balloons and a cake in your hands and you singing him Happy birthday. He would thank you and hug you very close and kiss you. Would spend the rest of the day with you and start thinking about you. The best choice that he made in his entire life is loving you.
Your birthday
He will never forget about it. NEVER. He has a secret calendar on which he keeps the important dates. He wants to thank you for everything you did for him. When he was sick you took care of him and when he was sad you cheered him up. So he started preparing a month before your birthday. He made little notes with compliments and put them all around the house in the night before your birthday. And made a reservation at your favorite restaurant. He spend all day with you and he is happy that his hard work paid off.
Reo Mikage
His birthday
To be sincere you didn't know what to give this boy. He has everything he wants. So what can you give him? You thought you had the perfect idea but when you were about to give it to him you started feeling self-conscious. But you give it to him. It was something handmade so he was very happy. You made him a cake and a small party with Nagi and singed Happy birthday to him. He felt like it was perfect even if it was cheap. He loved it. Something you worked so hard for just for him. He could die happy on the spot.
Your birthday
He would spoil you. That's it. He will take you on a shopping spree and wouldn't let you leave even a magazine without buying at least something. Don't worry. He pays for everything. Then he took you to your favorite movie and other places and then to your favorite restaurants. Then he made you gift a car. A Tesla. You wanted to refuse it but Reo wouldn't give up so you accepted it. Overall. A very good birthday.
Nagi Seishiro
His birthday
He wouldn't know it was his birthday. He thought it was a bother. So you made it on yourself to give him a nice birthday. You worked with Reo for this. You and him decorated the living room while Nagi was sleeping and you cooked a cake that you knew he will like. The last time you made it he wanted more and made you cook more of it. So he saw that his best friend and you made him a birthday party the first thing he said was "What a bother... " and you two laughed at his antics. But secretely he was very happy that he can spend his birthday with you two.
Your birthday
He would forget. Sorry if you thought he would get up and do something. But he wouldn't. If he would remember it will be when Reo tells him. He would go to you and ask you to play Minecraft with him. He would give you some flowers and go on a date with you in the game. You would smile at his antics and would be happy that he did even this for you because it was very sweet of him.
Chigiri Hyoma
His birthday
You made him a nice present with some hair products that were very expensive and that he wanted for a very long time. The action moved him and made him happy. You made him a cake that had his favorite aroma and then took him to a soccer game that you know was taking place in that day. He would be so happy because he knew that you weren't so interested in soccer but made something like this for him.
Your birthday
He would take you out to a movie, to a restaurant and give you a skincare massage because he is good at that. Would buy you a cake and would make you a birthday party with all your commune friends because I'm sure you know his teammates. He would get a bit jealous because you stay a lot with them but won't say anything because it's your special day.
Bachira Meguru
His birthday
He would be very excited for it. He would bother you two weeks before his birthday to tell him what you are going to do for him. But imagine his face when you just tell him that he has to be patient. But when his birthday arrives he is very happy when he sees the present and the cake. He would thank you and than you would take him to a soccer game and then you try to play with him. That would make him very sentimental because of his past. But would brush it aside because now he has you.
Your birthday
He would make everything spontaneous. When he would wake up he would kiss you a lot then he should try to make you some pancakes. And then he would give you some flowers that he took himself and then he will try to make you a surprise party with his teammates but the thing is that he left his list on the table and you knew about it. But it didn't mater because you were happy that he made something so special for you.
298 notes ยท View notes
perrywrites ยท 6 months
Note
yoo, thoughts on bllk boys who'd probably be in a 'die for you' (by the weeknd) coded relationship/situationship? ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
Oh, that's definitely the Itoshi brothers' anthem. From the vibes I'm getting from a cursory lookover at the lyrics (I've heard the song before, just never paid attention to the lyrics before) correct me if I'm wrong about what they mean lmfao. Very much Sae, and also Rin - especially Rin. The emotional constipation and communication issues paired with that kind of intense and desperate love... Yeah, that's definitely Rin.
But let's start off with the 'colder' of the two - Sae. You just know that he's not going to give you enough in the relationship, especially in the start. Honestly, I think in terms of attachment styles (if you don't know about those, look them up and take the quiz! very fun and illuminating experience... lol), he's definitely very much on the avoidant end. He comes off as icy and distant in the start, impassive and bored, and although most of the angst would be dealt with before entering into a relationship with him (hopefully...) that doesn't mean things become that much better when you guys actually become official. Not in the beginning, at least. He's definitely softer, noticeably. He teases you with that trademark dry and sarcastic wit, bestows you with lingering touches, rare and precious smiles, but that's not enough. It's just not enough. At first, you cling to every crumb like a rain-soaked shirt to skin, desperate and lovesick for any ounce of affection, and his acknowledgment of you as his girlfriend sends you soaring. But of course, as a relationship starts progressing, one would want more, and it's no different in this case. Except, trying to ask a stubborn man like him for more is difficult, and eventually, tiring. It makes you feel crazy, trying to beg him for more than the bare minimum he offers. It's not necessarily so much so that he refuses to give you more, but more so that he thinks it's pointless. He doesn't see the point in complimenting you often (that would dilute their worth and effect, he would explain), or telling you that he likes you, I mean, you should know that, right? Otherwise he wouldn't be dating you in the first place. So when you start asking him for affection and for more of his time (to go on dates and whatnot... what? You knew he was a busy guy, stop asking to go out so often especially when you know the amount of precautions he'll have to take) and all of that, he starts feeling annoyed and cornered. You're asking for too much. What, do you want him to change for you? Is what he's giving you not enough? And before long, your need for affection is dismissed as neediness by him, and he declares you to be clingy and suffocating.
And we all know Sae doesn't hold back with his words, he's harsh and cold with what he believes to be true, and although he doesn't think he's being mean he totally IS mean when he coldly dismisses you as clingy and tells you that he wants an independent partner. And when your face crumbles like that, hurt visible now where it had been brewing subtly for weeks, if not months, Sae feels something that makes him feel even worse. Guilt? Yes, guilt. But he genuinely doesn't believe he's at fault for this, for expecting you to not be so dependent on him and expect him to be the kind of lovey dovey person he just isn't. And so when you ask him if he even cares about you, in that kind of pitiful broken voice, on the verge of tears - he snaps. He tells you if what he's doing for you isn't enough, you can leave him anytime and go to someone else. Of course, that's not what he really wants. What he's really hoping for is that you'll realize what you're asking for is stupid and childish, so you'll shut up about all of that and just accept what he's giving you. And you do, you shut up. And you're quieter after that, not as affectionate anymore, withdrawing into yourself. And although he felt relieved in the beginning, soon enough your weird behaviour starts making him antsy. At first, you don't message him that much after that argument, and then soon enough, you're not messaging him first anyways. He's the one starting all of your conversations (and he realizes, then, that until then you had been the one initiating most of the conversations), and although you respond, they get drier and drier with each passing day. And now you're the busy one, and he finds himself doing the chasing - albeit subtly - for your affection and attention. He finds himself doing the exact things you were asking for back then, but it's like you're completely unaffected by it, numb to it, and he realizes with a kind of late desperation that he's losing you. And he doesn't want that - but at the same time, he doesn't know what to do anymore. I mean, isn't he doing what you asked for then? He's doing that, so what else can he do? He can't be vulnerable, so he doesn't know how to ask - beg - you to stay when he can feel you slipping through his fingers. And it kills him, to watch you grow cold towards him like this, as all he can do is seem impassive to it when he is anything but.
After all, don't you know? He might not know how to tell you that he loves you, but he would die for you. So don't just leave him like this.
Now, Rin... He's an interesting case, and he's definitely more attuned with his emotions (uhm... in a slightly twisted kind of way...) and more capable of being vulnerable than his brother (ISTJ!Sae VS INTJ!Rin). So he's definitely more introspective and willing to communicate, and if you tell him you need something/want more, he's willing to accommodate you (saying that like he wouldn't like giving you the affection you want, because he loves every part of it - although he would never admit that. Fucking embarrassing as shit) and listen to your feedback, honestly. He's even fine with a certain extent of behaviour that is very clearly and outrightly clingy or needy (in fact, considering Rin's abandonment issues and loneliness, it would soothe a large part of him even if he's a bit troubled by it in the beginning, in contrast to Sae where it would make him largely uncomfortable - at least at first. The way the two would approach affection they're not used to is very fascinating especially with the whole younger and older sibling difference - Rin wouldn't know how to react at first, but he would definitely love and crave it, since he did receive it in his childhood from Sae. Sae would probably feel more uncomfortable with it, and I feel like he's more of a giver anyways, even if he's not doing a whole lotta giving in the sense that you would want him to ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€). That's until it interferes with his soccer, though. Although I believe Rin is the type of person who would pick his partner over soccer any day if he had to, that would come after a bit of dating/a while of him being in love with you tbh. But anyways, getting back on topic.
This happy too-good-to-be situation can only work so long as you're communicative as well, though. Because as honest as Rin tends to be, blushing and glaring at you as he calls you an idiot comes more naturally to him than 'I love you's. So if you want something and you're unable to tell him, things are going to go sour quick. He's not a mind reader, so as much as he's able to pick up on your moods and so on, he doesn't know what's going on in your mind. So if you want more affection, want him to hug you and kiss you more, express his love for you more, want to go on more dates, tell him. If you don't he's not going to know that. And although he's constantly trying on his own, scheduling movie nights, inviting you out to places he thinks you'd like, holding your hand in public because that's about the only kind of PDA he's comfortable with, if you need something more, you need to tell him. If you feel lonely sometimes because he doesn't respond to you much on days with practice, that his responses end up being more dry on those days, that you want to see him more often, then tell him. Otherwise, things are going to start crumbling. Good for you, though, because Itoshi Rin is not the kind of man that goes down without a fight. If he notices you're not telling him something, as much as he'll be annoyed at that, he'll push that aside in favour of trying to get you to open up to him - after all, don't you know? How soft he is for you? He might not be all that delicate about it, but he'll try to probe and get you to communicate with him - and although he seems relatively calm and collected, you don't understand how anxious he feels, how scared he is that everything could fall apart like this. Don't you know? He'd die for you, if he had to. So stop it, don't put him through this, please. You're crying now, and it feels like his heart is being ripped apart, and all he can do is hold you gently, like you're so fragile, like what the two of you have is so fragile, and run his fingers through your hair as he calms you down. It's okay, it's going to be okay. You two can work this out - no, will, work this out. Because this has to work out, and he's not giving up without a fight. He's in your corner, he's your pillar, don't you know that? So just tell him what's wrong already, dammit. And when you open up to him about all of your worries and insecurities, that you're scared you're a burden to him and his career, or that you're a bother to him, or whatever trash you're spewing, all he does is hoarsely call you an idiot and hug you even tighter. He assures you how untrue all of your insecurities are, but he knows that's not enough, so he promises to do whatever he can to prove to you how wrong your own mind is. After all, you're unbearably precious to him. He's already so attached to you, it's too late. Whatever you need, he'll give it to you, so please, just don't leave him.
Honorary mentions; post-wildcard Kunigami, and Barou.
Post-wildcard Kunigami definitely has intimacy issues, and he'll be closed off and mentally retreat inside, making him distant in your relationship (even though he loves you so much).
Barou would be similar to Sae here, except he'd be a lot more gruff and blunt about it, although tbh if it's something he's not necessarily against (like PDA - no way in hell are you convincing him to do PDA unless you're, like, to the point of engaged or something, and even then only a little bit) you could convince him if you can make him see your point.
191 notes ยท View notes
hihelloheyhowdy ยท 1 year
Text
Nagi x Itoshi!Reader drabble
you have been dating Nagi for awhile now, but your brothers only seem to notice when you wear Nagi's Manshine jersey
You first saw Nagi at the U-20 game, and you couldn't help how your eyes were glued to him practically the whole game. Although you were trying to pay attention to your brothers, it didn't seem to work as they would naturally drift back to him. Then by some miracle when you were going to go find Rin after the game, you happened to bump into the tall, white-haired player. From there sparks flew. (He happened to be wearing a shirt of an anime you recognized- the conversation came naturally). You ended up completely forgetting about Rin (yes how awful of you), and ended up somehow getting Nagi's number.
From there the relationship took off, you officially started dating after the players got a break from the Blue Lock Neo Egoist League. You were pretty smitten for Nagi, and it didn't take long for the relationship to get more serious. Fast forward a few more months, and the two of you have been dating for six months now. This brings to your current predicament of Sae and Rin standing in front of you glaring daggers into your soul. It's not like you tried to hide your relationship with Nagi. In fact it would've been very easy to notice if they weren't always so caught up in their petty rivalry. You had worn Nagi's clothing around the house, you'd been on face time with him in the living room, you had talked about Nagi to your mother at dinner right next to them, you had said the phase 'my boyfriend' multiple times, and so really it wasn't your fault they never realized.
"Why are you wearing a Manshine city jersey?" Sae questioned you first he gave you an accusing look, what was he accusing you of you weren't even sure.
"Because it's Nagi's jersey." You answered as if it was obvious, because it should've been.
"Why are you wearing Nagi's Jersey?" Rin was the next to question, because what did you want with the jersey of that tall lukewarm loser.
"Because he's my boyfriend. You guys should know this." The room was filled with silence, until Rin spoke up again.
"When did you even start dating that lukewarm no body?"
"Six months ago. What is wrong-"
"You've been dating someone for six months, and didn't tell us?" Sae immediately cut you off
"No, I did tell you, multiple times in fact. You two have both been too busy in a petty feud to notice."
You got up, and walked away shaking your head as both your brothers protested your words. What was it Nagi always said, 'tis such a pain.
-------------
pt.2 to this post (i'm still figuring out how to use tumblr pls give me tips)
428 notes ยท View notes
qinluofu ยท 11 months
Text
โŠน๏น’blue lock boys + younger sibling headcanons โ™ก
michael kaiser, sae & rin & oliver aiku reacting to a gn!younger sibling who just received an anonymous confession letter
masterlists ^o^
Tumblr media
KAISER would think the confession is mid. it's just a letter and you're already fawning this hard ?? the person should've at least paired it with a rose bouquet and some nice gifts too. but noo, it was just a simple letter.
he outright snatches it from you and tells you it's a waste of time and you shouldn't be trying to investigate who sent it to you any further. you think he's being mean but really, he'd never admit he's just protective of you.
after taking the letter for himself, he quickly investigates it on his own. he WILL be texting all his friends about it & asking allll the players in the soccer club. so thanks to kaiser your confession is basically public now.
a few days later, the situation died down and no one brought it up anymore but kaiser never seemed to let the situation go. he started to pick you up from school everyday, waiting for you outside the locker room and also visiting you at lunch to tell you the most random and unnecessary things ever .
Tumblr media
SAE & RIN said "lukewarm" at the same time, and stared at each other - giving the "don't copy me" look while you stood between them, letter in your hands. rin thinks the confession is absolute bullshit and sae thinks the confession is someone pranking you and they would be so confused like ??.
these two would always get over each other's personal beef just to protect you. everytime you were alone at lunch they'd automatically be at the seat right next to you, doting on you. not to mention that your social media is always stalked by them too, they see your every post & story, they check your every follower and following and the following of the followers too. they know your every friend and your every gossip and as far as they're aware, there's only 2 guys who you were close with, one being gay and the other already taken.
so who the hell was this anonymous person that just decided to randomly plop in out of nowhere and write a shitty letter to you ?? they were very frustrated the next few days and you were just like :|, the letter wasn't anything special to you but to your brothers it was like the devil had knocked on their door and had taken your soul away.
even as you grow up, they still bring it up, at least twice a month, and they would have the most serious expression ever, telling you, "don't ever accept random confessions without telling us beforehand, okay?" and you'd just nod along wanting them to drop it already. jesus.
Tumblr media
OLIVER AIKU is happier than you are. he thinks it's like god has given him a blessing, that you and him are the world's undefeated players. on your way home, he tells you all the tips and tricks about how to get someone whipped for you, how to gaslight someone, how to appear offline in instagram even if you're online, et cetera.
and you just want him to shut the hell up already, giving him the "are you serious?" face. your brother was hot, he was those stereotypical jock guys who has had 25 different partners, every week there'd be a different one knocking at your door and you had just received your first confession letter, seriously.
when the both of you arrived home, oliver went to social media to flex about his younger sibling getting a confession letter. something along the lines of "following my footsteps" and "rizzler" ( you blocked him after he tagged you on 5 different posts about it ). you were slightly embarrassed as you walked into school the next day as his friend group teased you about it.
nevertheless, it was a funny experience for the both of you.
Tumblr media
note : definitely went overboard with sae & rin but yolo , should i write more siblings au or should i write romance more ?
383 notes ยท View notes