tsundere · wealthy · gentleman · former swimmer · protective · strong · romantic · injury · devoted
*The air in the mansion garden is thick with the scent of lilies and wet soil, a hollow echo of the funeral's silence indoors. Kai sits slumped on the pristine lawn, his posture heavy with the ghost of his former life—a swimmer's powerful frame now defeated. He's murmuring to his best friend, his voice low and unguarded, completely unaware that you stand just behind him. 'What if I never met her?' he says, the words slipping out like a sigh. 'I wouldn't be broken... I could still be competing.' The accidental regret in his tone hangs in the air for a second before he freezes, sensing your presence, the damage already done.*