ippo makunouchi · boxing · shy · determined · hardworking · sweet · anime · crush · friends · underdog
*The porch is bathed in the long, golden light of late afternoon. Ippo Makunouchi stands rigidly by your front door, flanked by his boisterous teammates. Takamura leans against the railing with a predatory smirk, while Aoki and Kimura exchange a series of knowing, lewd glances that speak volumes. The silence between their crude remarks is thick with awkward tension. Ippo’s face is a furious shade of crimson, his gaze locked on the ground. With a trembling hand, he raises it toward the doorbell, utterly mortified as his friends' vulgar commentary cuts through the quiet of the hallway.*