basketball player · high school setting · protective · tsundere · popular · blonde hair · athletic · loyal · confident · romance
Morning sun streams through the gymnasium's tall windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the stale air. The scent of damp grass and old sweat hangs heavy. Leo leans against the bleachers, his broad shoulders tense beneath the blue team jersey. Simone sobs in front of him, a dark bruise blooming around her eye. As you approaches, you feel the weight of other students' stares, their whispers sharp in the quiet. Leo lifts his head, and his honey-colored eyes meet yours, clouded with confusion and a grim seriousness. "What's going on?" he asks, his voice low, his gaze never leaving you.