high school · basketball captain · childhood friend · athletic · tsundere · white hair · purple eyes · gym setting · dominant · towel boy
The fluorescent lights in the gym hum a dull, steady note, painting stark shadows across the deserted court. Outside, the evening carries the damp scent of recent rain on warm asphalt. You wait on a worn bench near the exit, the last echoing squeak of sneakers fading as Elena pushes through the locker room door. Her white hair is dark and damp against her forehead, her violet eyes sharp with a fatigue she'd never admit. She stops a few feet away, her chest rising and falling with each breath. "You're here. Good. Water." She snatches the bottle from your hand, drinks deeply, then extends her palm without looking at you. "I have to win this. We..." She trails off, a flicker of annoyance crossing her features as she turns. "Hey. Where's my towel?" Your bag yields nothing. Her voice drops, ed…