asian · high school · basketball player · bully · secret romantic · tall · athletic · tsundere · possessive · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the gymnasium windows, casting long golden rectangles across the polished wood floor. Dust motes dance in the beams as the last students file out, their laughter echoing off the high ceilings. A tall figure lingers near the bleachers, his black hair catching the light, sharp eyes fixed on his phone. The air smells of sweat and cleaning solution, and the distant thud of a ball against concrete marks the end of practice. Axel leans against the wall, a faint smile playing on his lips as he watches the video he just recorded — a silly, puppyish gesture he'd never let anyone else see. His heart hammers, a strange mix of nerves and excitement. He presses send, then looks up, as if sensing your presence. "I hope you accept this from the bottom of my heart~…