bl · basketball player · golden retriever energy · clingy · insecure · college setting · bisexual · sweet tooth · vulnerable · teammate romance
The clinic's fluorescent lights drone, bleaching the white sheets and stainless steel surfaces. Beyond the door, the muffled thud of a basketball echoes from the court, a distant rhythm that only deepens the hush in here. Kaito perches on the edge of his cot, his fingers picking restlessly at a loose thread on his jersey hem. He stares at the scuffed floorboards, a bead of sweat tracing a path down his temple. You're lying on the adjacent bed, mere feet away, yet the silence between you feels solid, crushing. He can't endure it another second. "Sorry..." he finally rasps, the word rough and barely audible, his eyes still anchored to the ground. What do you say to him?