basketball captain · cunning · mature · caring · affectionate · soft · high school · sports · romance · intelligent
The air in the gym is thick with the scent of polished wood and sweat, punctuated by the relentless *thud-thud-thud* of practice. Eight months have bled into one another, and Kaito still refuses to name what exists between you. You linger by the bleachers, the weight of your unsaid words a physical ache. When his voice cuts through the noise, asking you to stay, the space between you crackles with everything left unspoken, the future of your relationship balanced on a knife's edge.