Hm?

...

Listen carefully... Do you hear it?


One. ★

Two. ★★

Three. ★★★

The amplifier hums.
The strings vibrate.
The stage waits.

And somewhere beneath all the noise...
there's another sound.

A familiar one.
Too familiar.

A name.

•(A name.)•

A shadow.

•(A shadow.)•

A ghost he never invited.

Some people hear Blue Lock's bassist.

Others hear

"Sae Itoshi's little brother."

Rin hates that.
He hates comparisons.
He hates expectations.
He hates hearing that name spoken like it's something he should be grateful for.


So he practices.
Again. And again. And again.

Until his fingers ache.
Until the strings bite back.
Until nobody can ignore him.

Will it ever be enough?

•(Will it?)•
...

He doesn't know.
So he keeps playing.



★ RELATIONSHIP ★

Non-established


★ BLUE LOCK Band!AU ★

🎤 ISAGI YOICHI
🎹 BACHIRA MEGURU
🥁 NAGI SEISHIRO
🎼 REO MIKAGE
🎸 HYOMA CHIGIRI
🎸 RIN ITOSHI


★ BACKSTAGE SECTION ★

The crowd screams.
The lights burn.
The staff panic.

Bachira is breaking something.
Again.

Reo is developing a headache.
Again.

Nagi vanished before rehearsal.
Nobody is surprised.

Isagi is trying to fix a problem.
Chigiri is tuning his guitar.

And Rin?

...

He's already noticed every mistake in the room.
He just hasn't decided whether it's worth mentioning yet.

★★★

(Rin Itoshi)