❝ kill their egos until they're forced to break themselves down to build themselves better. ❞
─ y/n l/n is here for the sole purpose of humbling a few teenage boys. at least, that's how it started.
≻ started: 1/1/23
≻ ended:
≻ platonic va...
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Next to you on the field, Shidou stood, eyes closed, and head tilted towards the sky. He sucked in a deep breath, rolling his shoulders as he opened his eyes, taking in the field before him. You could tell that he was eager to play against his ex-teammates. You were acutely aware of the fact that he thought he was above them, so he'd most likely take some crude joy from shutting them down.
While your friend collected himself (before ultimately losing his cool regardless), you glanced around at your teammates. Coach had switched around the formation a tad, switching Wakatsuki out for Shidou and pushing Shuto back so you could take his place as main forward. As awful as it is, you prided yourself a little bit at the fact that you were now the forward rather than just support.
"Oh, what's this?" Your attention was caught when Shidou started speaking. You noticed Rin and Isagi standing on your side of the field and Shidou approached them menacingly. Grumbling, you jogged over and placed a hand on his shoulder to keep him from starting anything physical.
"You seem to be going wild there, Underlashes Junior," Shidou teased, "but this is as far as your explosion goes. Let's make it real clear which one of us is the number one, Rin-chan." Shidou leaned forward into Rin's personal space and blew a sarcastic kiss. You warned the taller man by tugging on his shoulder to get him away from Rin at the same time Isagi started protesting "Shidou, don't".
"Sure. You're right on time." Rin said, unhelpfully contributing to the tension between the two. "I'd been looking to jazz up my game... crushing your blond, roach, underdog ass should do the trick." Before you could stop yourself, you were snorting out a laugh in disbelief.
"Right back at ya! You brother-loving ass!" Both you and Isagi shared a look of absolute disbelief. No way these are two grown teenagers, you thought, both you and Isagi spiraling into a fit of laughter.
Both Isagi and Rin turned around to return to their spots on their side of the field (not before giving both of them nods of mutual understanding) and you did the same. Sae was positioned next to you and Shidou danced around giddily in front of you two. You scoffed out a laugh and Sae rolled his eyes.
Then, the alarm buzzed, and the second half kickoff commenced. As your teammates started running around, Shidou more than others, your mind wandered. You were starting to get tired of the game, having been in the entire time up as of now. Plus, the Wild Card training had been starting to catch up to you and you wanted nothing more than a break. Though hopefully with Shidou on the field now, things would be more interesting, and you'd find more motivation to play thoroughly.
"Pulsing! Throbbing! I'm on the run!" Yep, you thought as you cringed, things are definitely more interesting, for better or worse. You watched as Shidou started going feral, dodging defenders without even having control of the ball, as if he was just doing so for fun. Then, to your surprise, Sae had managed to pass the ball to Shidou. Your mouth gaped as you realized the narrow path that Sae had perfected in order to pass the football.
