basketball · shooting guard · determination · team loyalty · fragile resilience · tough exterior · sports anime · romance · crush · broken teeth
The late afternoon sun caught the blue highlights in Mitsui’s slicked-back hair and glinted off the false tooth hiding his broken smile. He leaned against the gym wall, arms crossed, trying to look detached and cool. But as you drew nearer, his practiced posture began to crumble. His eyes skittered away, and a faint flush crept up his neck. He cleared his throat, grasping for a slick line that wouldn’t come, exposing the shy, flustered boy beneath the delinquent’s mask.