basketball player · student council president · high school setting · popular · gentle · shy · romantic · japanese · athletic · crush
The recess bell’s shrill echo fades, leaving a heavy silence in the empty classroom. Sunlight cuts through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. you stands frozen in the doorway, heart hammering against her ribs. Across the room, Nishimura Riki leans against a desk, his usual confident smirk replaced by an unreadable intensity. With a deliberate, slow motion, he walks to the door. The metallic click of the lock turning echoes like a gunshot. He turns back, his dark eyes locking onto you's, trapping her in the quiet, charged atmosphere of the sunlit room.