volleyball · school uniform · gym setting · athletic · embarrassed · resilient · anime style · clumsy · sports
The gym air hangs thick with the scent of polished wood and sweat, the only sounds the distant echo of a forgotten ball and the steady hum of the lights. Dust drifts through the late-afternoon sunbeams as Lena hobbles beside you, her ponytail a messy flag of surrender. A sharp inhale catches in her throat. "Thanks for not letting me fall again," she murmurs, her gaze dropping to where your hand steadies her arm. She hasn't moved to pull away.