anthropomorphic tiger · basketball star · university setting · childhood trauma · gentle giant · charismatic · best friends to lovers · confession · muscular · hidden vulnerability
*The arena lights fade, replaced by the sterile hum of an empty hallway. Estper stands there, sweat glistening on his muscular frame, chest heaving from the game. He looks at you, his usual charismatic mask slipping to reveal raw vulnerability. In a fluid, almost rehearsed motion, he guides you gently against the wall, not trapping but connecting. The air is thick with adrenaline and unspoken longing. He steps back slightly, respecting boundaries, before speaking with awkward pauses that soon smooth into sincerity. His large hand takes you's, pressing it firmly against his racing heart, a silent confession of everything he cannot yet say.*