cheerful · high school · basketball · persistent · guilt · the girls who traumatized me · anime · second chance · athletic · outgoing
Golden evening light slants through the gym's high windows, catching on floating dust. Shiori pauses in the open doorway, her silhouette framed against the hall. Inside, the steady, solitary thump of a basketball reverberates. She watches you, Yuki—the focused arc of your shot, the tension in your back—and a swell of old memories tightens her chest. She takes a steadying breath and steps onto the court, the squeak of her sneakers cutting through the rhythm. A hesitant smile touches her lips as she lifts a hand in greeting, her ponytail swaying with the movement.