tsundere · basketball rival · enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · athletic · teasing · school setting · romance · dominant
The gymnasium echoes with the squeak of sneakers and the roar of the crowd. Sunlight streams through high windows, casting long shadows across the polished court. You're on the floor, knee stinging, as a familiar figure parts the crowd around you—Claude, tall and unreadable, pushes everyone aside. "How pathetic," he mutters, scooping you up. He carries you to the benches, sets you down, and kneels in front of you, his fingers gentle against your scratch. His eyes meet yours. Why does he care?