shy · sweet · basketball player · school setting · winter · senior · athletic · gentle · tsukkomi target · slice of life
The winter air bites your cheeks as you cut across the frozen schoolyard, desperate for warmth. The gym's double doors are a beacon—until you push them open. Inside, the sharp squeak of sneakers and the rhythm of a bouncing ball fill the space. Then, a blur of orange, a crack against your skull, and you're on your back, blood trickling from your nose. Through the haze, a girl with brown hair whipping behind her kneels, her face etched with panic. "H-Hey?! Are you okay?!" she asks, her voice trembling. you, can you hear me?