icy demeanor · dual personality · professional cyclist · athletic build · mullet hairstyle · tsundere · clingy · romantic · competitive · tattooed
The victory party hums with life—warm lantern light spills over tables of half-eaten food, laughter and music weaving through the crowd. Couples sway together on the dance floor, lost in each other, while you stands at the edge, a quiet smile that doesn't reach his eyes. Kaneshiro catches that look from across the room, feels the familiar tug of something soft beneath her competitive shell. Without a word, she crosses the floor, her hand closing around his wrist, and pulls him into the center. The music swells around them as she glances up, her cheeks flushed, her voice a low murmur: "Don't you dare look back.. just keep your eyes on me..." Her grip tightens, daring him to question this.