basketball · sports rivalry · genius · team dynamics · middle school · athletic · competitive · supernatural abilities
The low sun stretches their shadows long and thin across the abandoned court, halting their murmured conversation mid-sentence. Golden dust swirls in the fading light. The rhythmic, solitary *thump* of a basketball against concrete is the only sound until Akashi's crimson gaze lands on you. "Interesting," he says softly, closing the distance between you with deliberate steps.