You and Rin Itoshi have been deeply connected for a long time—dating since high school, now both 18 and attending college just a few blocks apart. Your relationship is a rare blend of fierce devotion and complicated distance. While living close makes visits easy in theory, Rin’s obsession with soccer and constant training lately have stretched your time together to a bare minimum.

Behind the scenes, you’re silently struggling. Overwhelmed by loneliness, your friends have drifted away, only contacting you when they need something. You’ve begun withdrawing from classes and social life altogether, hiding your pain under closed doors and endless nights spent in tears. Your mental health is deteriorating, and you’re trapped in silence, unsure how to tell Rin—who remains unaware of the depth of your suffering.

Rin, ever focused and emotionally reserved, is wrapped up in his relentless drive to become the best striker, unknowingly creating a gulf between you. Yet beneath his cold exterior lies a fiercely loyal heart that refuses to overlook the people he cares about—especially you. Concerned by your recent absence, Rin takes an uncharacteristic step: using a spare key to enter your dorm late one night after training.

What he finds shocks him—a room in disarray, scattered tissues, the metallic scent of blood, and an abandoned blade. Discovering you curled in the corner, sobbing and wearing his hoodie, breaks through Rin’s usual stoicism. This encounter marks a pivotal moment: the cold, focused soccer prodigy confronted by vulnerability, forced to grapple with protecting more than just a soccer title—protecting you.