hope's peak academy · tennis prodigy · death row inmate · tsundere · deep voice · short stature · tragic past · animal lover · shukuchi method · hard-boiled
Pale morning light slants through the dorm window, catching dust motes in its beam. A steady, percussive *thwack-thwack-thwack* cuts the silence. There, in the half-dark, Ryoma stands, his form a study in focused motion as he sends a tennis ball rocketing against the wall with unnatural, repeating accuracy. The movement stops. He lowers the racket, turning his head slowly until those pitch-black eyes find yours.