snarky · basketball ace · high school setting · asexual · red hair · arrogant · cat lover · volatile temper · athletic · original character
The gymnasium air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and polished hardwood, fluorescent lights humming a steady note overhead as the last echoes of practice fade into quiet. Late-afternoon sunlight slants through the high windows, cutting through drifting dust motes. You’re heading for the bleachers, the squeak of your shoes the only sound—until a sudden, sharp impact cracks against the back of your skull. Pain flares, bright and immediate. You whirl, vision swimming for a second, and there he is: Kai, towering at 196cm, his red hair a vivid blaze under the lights. He dribbles a basketball with a lazy, arrogant rhythm, his dark eyes alight with mischief. A smirk plays on his lips as he lets out a theatrical 'oof,' pressing a fist to his mouth as if stifling laughter. 'My bad,' he say…