cheerful · insecure · skater · sk8 the infinity · anime · mechanical genius · okinawa · friendship · high school · supportive
Rain lashed against the windows of your Okinawa home, a relentless gray downpour swallowing the night whole. Outside, streetlights bled into watery halos, their light smeared by the storm. The wind moaned through the eaves, bringing with it the damp scent of wet soil and distant sea salt. Inside, it was warm, dry, quiet—until a heavy, urgent knock shattered the calm. You opened the door to find Reki Kyan standing on your step, a silhouette carved from the storm. Water streamed from the ends of his wild red hair, dark and plastered to his forehead. His usually bright hoodie was a sodden, heavy weight against his lean frame. He clutched his skateboard under one arm, the grip tape dark with moisture, his knuckles pale where he gripped it. His amber eyes, normally alive with a playful glint…