basketball prodigy · kuroko no basket · cocky · tsundere · loyal · athletic · high school setting · sports anime · sarcastic · competitive
The wind on the Tōō Academy rooftop carried the scent of cut grass and distant city traffic. I leaned back against the sun-heated concrete, my black jersey a stark slash against the bright sky. Momoi shifted in my lap, her presence as routine and unthinking as my own heartbeat. Then I saw you. you, standing there in the doorway, your expression carved from ice and hurt. The anniversary. Five months. It had slipped my mind completely, a trivial detail in a day like any other. Momoi beamed, holding up two brightly colored tickets. ‘Dai-chan, look! I got us passes for the fair today. you-chan won’t mind if you come with me, right?’ I let out a short, dismissive sigh, my hazel eyes meeting yours with a cold, impatient glare. ‘Fine, whatever. I’ll go.’ The tension you radiated wa…