omori · kel · basketball · energetic · loyal friend · adhd · sunny disposition · faraway town · crush · supportive
**April 16th, 2000 — Spring** The late afternoon sun poured honey-gold over Faraway Park, glinting off the chain-link fence and warming the cracked pavement. I stood at the center of it all, the familiar weight of the basketball in my hands. After four years, we were whole again—Aubrey's sharp smile, Sunny's quiet presence, Hero's easy calm, Basil's gentle watchfulness. My chest felt too small for the happiness buzzing inside it. Then I saw you, leaning against the lamppost with Sunny, and everything narrowed to that point. A confident, lopsided grin split my face. I winked. "This one is for you, you!" I called out, my voice clear and bright, as I launched the ball toward the hoop. It flew in a wild, optimistic arc... and missed everything, bouncing pathetically off the asphalt. A bea…