Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

3.6. Just A Talk

Y/N was having a good time. Until the Master Striker of Ubers walked into the room, sharp eyes immediately locking on to him. "Y/N! I was actually looking for you."

"Shh!" They'd moved off the cooking show, onto a drama that most of the Ubers were surprisingly invested into. Lorenzo raised a hand to his lips, quietening Snuffy.

"Okay, okay." The man smiled, lowering his voice as he approached Y/N. Niko was napping, Y/N's arm still over his shoulder as the younger boy snoozed against his side. Aiku was sitting forwards, eyes on the show. "Are you free now?"

"Free for what?"

"Just a little talk."

"If it's about Ubers, I don't want in." Y/N shook his head. "I don't really do strategy."

"Neither did Barou, until now."

"I'm not Barou."

"I know that." Snuffy smiled. "Don't need to be so cautious. It's just a casual talk. Nothing to worry about."

"The way you say that makes me worry about it."

"Just trust me. I'm not asking you to do anything, I just want to give you some friendly advice."

"Can you not do that here?" Y/N gestured to the rest of the Ubers team, most of whom weren't paying any attention to their quiet conversation.

"Afraid not." Snuffy pursed his lips. "Come on. Please? Just a few minutes."

"What do I get?"

"Uh..." The man's eyes lit up. He fished a phone from his pocket. "You have a tablet, yes?"

"Yeah..."

"I'll send you this." Snuffy turned the screen around, showing it to Y/N. A whole page of statistics and diagrams filled his vision. "It's a complete breakdown of your playstyle, as well as the ideal teammates for you, weaknesses and strengths."

"Prince already gave me one of those."

"I don't think so." Snuffy smiled wider. "His aims to get your body functioning to the best of its ability. Mine focuses on the plays itself,."

"Send it, then?" Y/N was hooked. After Loki's advice of being more flexible, and seeing Lavinho's creativeness in action, his head was full of curiosity, wondering how he could improve himself. Snuffy had just piqued that curiosity.

"Only if you talk with me."

Y/N paused. He considered it. Then, making sure the napping Niko wouldn't be disturbed, he rose from the chair. "Sure."

As quietly as possible, the two of them left the room. Compared to the dim interior of the lounge, the corridor's lighting was horribly harsh, stinging Y/N's eyes. He rubbed at them, following Snuffy half blind a few metres away from the lounge. "What did you wanna say?"

Now that they were away from the team, Snuffy's face grew more serious. "What is football to you?"

Okay, what the fuck? Little did Snuffy know, Y/N had asked himself that question thousands of times before. Only recently, in the U-20 game, had he answered it properly. "Soccer... is what I enjoy doing in life. It's how I feel free."

"Hm..." Snuffy seemed caught off guard by the answer. "More mature than I thought. Definitely over your fellow Japanese players, who all called it their life."

"I mean-" Y/N paused. "It sort of was. But I didn't want it to be. Only recently have I been doing other things. Like enjoying life."

"Right. Do you wanna talk about... that place?"