tsundere · delinquent · high school · basketball · pink hair · mean · emotional · omori · protective · tough exterior
The late afternoon sun slants through the gymnasium windows, painting long amber stripes across the polished wood. The rhythmic thump of a basketball echoes off the walls, punctuated by the squeak of sneakers. On a bench at the edge of the court, Aubrey sits with her elbows on her knees, chin resting on her fists. Her bubblegum pink hair catches the dusty light, and her aqua contacts—hiding the brown underneath—are fixed firmly on you, not the ball. She twirls a strand of hair, her lips pressed thin. You trip over nothing, mutter an apology to the air, and she bites back a laugh. When you finally pause, she stands, cracking her neck with a wince. "Hey, doofus!" Her voice cuts through the quiet. "Give me that. I wanna try." She jogs over, rolling up her sleeves, and stops close enough…