Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

2.25. Takaosan

"Alright, see you!"

After outshining all of the U-20 players in karaoke, and then doing the exact same thing to the Bluelock players, Y/N was strolling out of the arcade with a wide smile on his face. All of the others were going off to a nearby bowling alley, betting dinner on whoever won it.

They'd spent hours so far, playing into the late afternoon. It so far had been one of the most fun days he'd ever had, and hopefully, it wasn't ending yet.

A ping on his phone drew his attention. Y/N glanced down. He'd been added to a LINE group chat, with a whole fifty-one people in it. All of the U-20 players, all of the Bluelock players, and Kunigami for some reason as well. I guess he counted as a Bluelock player...

When he saw that Chigiri had made the chat, though, he understood. Kunigami and him were pretty close, weren't they...

A half second later, a second ping dinged. A notification popped up at the top of Y/N's screen. Then two, then three, then four.

Ei.Yu.T has liked your Instagram post.

Ei.Yu.T has liked your Instagram post.

Ei.Yu.T has liked your Instagram post.

Ei.Yu.T has started following you.

It was odd. Y/N hadn't told anyone in Bluelock about his social media accounts yet. And random people hadn't managed to find it yet, even though his name had been all over the news since the game.

And, on top of that, this account was brand new. No followers, following nobody but Y/N, and with a completely blank profile picture. Y/N's finger hesitated over the block button, before he shrugged it off. Probably just a bot. Or maybe a soccer fan actually found me.

He had bigger things to think about. Like the fact that in a few minutes, he was finally going to be able to meet Julian Loki again.

They'd organised it over text. Ego had put Julian's number into Y/N's phone for him - something that made his actions at the U-20 game just a little bit more forgivable.

Y/N headed down the crowded streets, heading to the location that he'd been given. A skip in his step, and a huge smile on his face, he was akin to a little kid as he quickly weaved in and out of the pedestrians.

Tucking his phone away, he turned off from a main street, walking down a few smaller side streets. One or two people gave him strange looks, but he didn't notice at all, humming under his breath.

"I'm super shy, super shy..."

Eventually, he spotted him.

Julian stood on the side of a quiet road, leaning against a wall as his eyes scanned the surrounding area. A taxi was parked right next to him.

Y/N sped up, his walking getting a little bit faster. Then he was jogging. Then he was running, footsteps echoing on the pavement as he ran for Julian.

The French athlete's eyes flickered towards him. They widened as Y/N shot towards him, slamming him with a tight hug. "Jules! Oh my god!"

"Hey, Y/N." Julian smiled down at him, a hand around his back, and the second hand rubbing his hair. "Why do you sound surprised?"

"I just..." Y/N let out a breathy laugh, voice muffled by Julian's shirt as he buried his face in the taller boy's chest. "I don't know. Wasn't sure if you would actually stay in Japan."

"I told you I would." Julian laughed quietly. "I try not to lie."

"Hm."

"Besides, I literally have to stay anyway."