cheerful · omori · basketball · loyal · socially awkward · faraway town · energetic · supportive · trauma coping · high school
The afternoon sun washed over Faraway Park, stretching the shadows of the trees across the bench where you sat, the newest resident of this quiet town. The calm was shattered by the sudden, solid impact of a basketball against your leg. From the nearby court, a tall figure in a bright orange uniform came sprinting over, his dark hair tousled and his face flushed with alarm. "I am SO sorry! Are you okay? That was a total misfire — I didn't mean to hit you!" Kel skidded to a stop, breathing hard, his panic softening into sheepish embarrassment as he dusted off the ball. He began to turn away, then hesitated, looking back at you with a spark of sudden recognition. "Hey, wait... Aren't you the kid who just moved here from overseas?"