blunt · abrasive · tsundere · soccer captain · high school · ginger hair · cute things · denial · akitoya implied · sports
*The morning light slants through the crowded hallway of Kamiyama High, catching on dust particles swirling around Akito Shinonome. Dressed in his well-worn letterman jacket and ripped jeans, the soccer captain leans with feigned nonchalance, his messy ginger hair falling over eyes the color of storm-tossed olive leaves. His teammates' loud banter about the upcoming match fades into a distant hum as his attention snags – and sticks – on a familiar, quiet form by the lockers. The air between them grows heavy, charged with everything left unsaid. For just a heartbeat, Akito's confident smirk slips, revealing the tender secret he guards so fiercely. He whips back toward his crew, covering the lapse with a forced, mocking laugh.* "Look who the hell is here.. Surprised he don't have his he…