Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

2.17. IMPACT

Sae began with the ball.

"Take it up." He passed it right to Y/N. The crowd was still buzzing with excitement from Shidou's goal, but it didn't matter to Y/N. In fact, it only served to fuel his anger. I can do better. "I'm right behind you."

Y/N advanced up the field. Sendou drew behind him, ready to receive passes on his left. Chou was far to the right, also ready for passes. Sae tracked him from behind, following him as the four main attackers moved up the field.

Shidou ran straight for Y/N. He completely threw away any formation they might have had going, choosing instead to rush at him in a pure 1v1.

What is Shidou good at? Y/N hummed to himself, momentarily suppressing his anger to think rationally. He can fight physically. And he can shoot.

But that's fucking it.

The instance before they collided, Y/N flicked the ball up to his chest. He stepped to Shidou's right side, spinning. His leg came up to hook the ball up and over Shidou's head. With that flashy, completely unnecessary move, he took off down the field.

The rest of the players were just as hungry for the ball. Three more rushed him from all sides. Y/N didn't slow down, staring each of them in the eyes. Karasu, Bachira, and Isagi. Three of their midfielders.

Y/N passed.

As they committed so many players to try and stop him, it left huge gaps in the rest of their formation. Without looking, Y/N slamming his heel into the ball, rolling the ball back down the field towards the man who he knew would be there to receive.

"Isagi intercepted your last pass." He murmured. "You owe me a goal."

Sae placed a foot on the ball, calmly stopping it in its tracks. Shidou yet again ran straight for him, but without even blinking, Sae flicked the ball past him. He nodded, smoothly speeding up into a sprint forwards. "I'm raising the game level."

Y/N sprinted forwards as well, through the middle of the Bluelock players. Sae's voice rang in his ears. "Only the idiots that can keep up will understand what comes next."

It was the first time Y/N had seen Sae even mildly frustrated playing soccer. Was it because he owes me...? So he's trying for real?

Whatever the reason, it was amazing. All the players that had been going towards Y/N now went straight for Sae, but it didn't matter to him. He feinted a pass, causing Isagi to hesitate, and bounced the ball between his legs.

Before Isagi could even turn around, Sae flew by his side. Y/N sped up down the field, trying to keep an eye on his midfielder the entire time. He was unstoppable - and Y/N didn't even know how he was doing it.

Sae caught the ball on the side of his foot. As both Barou and Karasu tried to tackle him, he moved right between them, exploiting the tiniest gap in their defences. He flowed like water, placing a hand on Karasu's shoulder.

Using Karasu as a wall between himself and more Bluelock players, he broke straight through Bluelock's line. Rin came flying in from the side, but Sae literally jumped.

Y/N gaped as Sae perfectly leapt over Rin's slide tackle, not even looking at his brother. He powered down the field, and even more players ran to stop him.

On his own team, all the midfielders and forwards were on the attack. Everyone formed up around Sae, some of them running in front to draw attention and create passing opportunities, and others stuck behind to receive a back-pass if needed. Y/N didn't go with them.

Sae turned his back to Yukimiya, keeping the ball in front of him as he blocked him using his body. The instant Yukimiya moved his legs to try to stop Sae, the ball was flicked through them and Sae was running past.