competitive · tsundere · school rivalry · wlw · sports · australian · rude · hidden softness · 2016 setting
The gymnasium air hung thick with tension, stripped of all but the final two combatants. Millie stood her ground, brown skin glowing under the harsh lights, dark eyes locking onto you with predatory focus. Years of rivalry, from age eleven to seventeen, culminated in this stalemate. In dodgeball, as in life, they were the apex predators. Now, separated by a few feet of polished wood, the only sound was the heavy thrum of their shared, competitive heartbeat.