Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

2.20. Lightning Bolt

"Jules. Hey, Jules. Juuuuules..."

Julian Loki sighed, turning over to see Y/N perched on the edge of the bed, shaking his shoulders. It was night time - the rest of their team was asleep, and the lights were turned down low so he could barely make out the other boy's outline. "Hmm?"

"I had a question."

Smiling gently, Julian nodded. He lay in bed, watching Y/N as the other boy settled for sitting on the edge. "Yeah?"

"What do you like?"

"What?"

"Like, what kind of stuff do you like to do." Y/N stared off into the darkness of the room.

"I like playing soccer. And I like uh... I like sleeping in. And heavy blankets. And those really really difficult to find pieces of fudge you can only get in the old style sweet shops." Y/N nodded along as Julian spoke, quietly listening. "Why do you ask?"

"Just wondering."

"Well, what do you like?"

"I like..." He hesitated, sighing. "Um... am I supposed to know?"

"Not really. If you know, you know."

"Then I don't know. I have fun playing with you...? But apart from that, there's nothing I like."

"What about food?"

"I haven't really tried a lot of food. Most of it's too expensive." Y/N laughed quietly. "I want to, though. When I get out of here."

Julian hummed thoughtfully. It was quiet. Just the noise of the two of them talking, and the creak of the bed as Y/N shifted his weight. "What about theme parks? Those are fun."

"Never been."

"Oh. What have you done then?"

Y/N replied dryly, voice a little downcast. "Not much."

"Hmm..." Julian smiled. "What do you want to do, then?"

"Don't really know either." Y/N admitted. "Maybe... I just want to be... free. You know? I wanna be able to do what I want, whenever I want."

"That sounds nice." Loki agreed. "When we get out of here."

"We're not getting out until we win, though."

"We will win. I'll be second, you'll be first."

"No, I'll be second, you'll be first."

"No, you."

"No, you." Y/N laughed, a little brighter. "Whatever happens, one of us will be first, and one of us will be second. You'll stay with me till the end, right?"

"Of course I will. And after we're out, you'll be able to be free. You'll be able to do anything you want."

"Yeah." Y/N paused. "That sounds nice."

Walking through the halls, Loki passed three black-suited men, accompanying an old couple. The two older people for some reason stared at him as he walked past, their faces holding barely controlled expressions of repulsion. Whatever the reason, he didn't have time to think.

I can't just run out there and drag Kuroi away in front of the cameras. Loki swiped through his contacts. He called one of the stadium's organisers, groaning with annoyance as it went to voicemail. Then he tried another.