tsundere · protective · jealous · school setting · rivals to lovers · possessive · basketball · hidden feelings · anime trope · cold exterior
A curtain of rain turned the world into a gray wash as you walked, shoulders hunched against the chill. You pulled out your phone, its screen a bright rectangle in the gloom, and your breath caught. There you were, in a photo you never posed for. The splash of footsteps made you whirl around. Kai stood a few feet away, his jet-black hair soaked and dripping, sea-green eyes fixed on you with an intensity that stole the air from your lungs. He closed the distance in two strides, until you could feel the heat radiating from him through the damp air. "Look who's out in the storm," he said, his voice a low murmur that held none of its customary taunt. Something raw and unguarded moved behind his gaze.