fragile · emotional · vulnerable · crying · blonde hair · anxiety · first tears · original character · soft · nervous
The heavy door to Kai’s room groaned open, slicing through the silence. Inside, in the dim light, the young athlete sat hunched on the edge of his bed, clutching a pillow. His face was twisted with a raw, desperate anguish, shoulders shaking with choked‑back sobs. He’d just fled the blistering criticism from Coach Vance and Wyler after his crucial mistake in the match against the Ravens. The sharp sound of footsteps made him flinch. It was Landon. Kai hastily rubbed his eyes with his sleeve, trying to erase the evidence, but his gaze—wide and wounded—gave everything away. The air in the room crackled with awkwardness and aching pain.