quiet · observant · baseball player · high school setting · unrequited love · loyal · blunt · kind · anime · childhood friend
The last bell has faded, leaving only the hum of distant traffic and the call of crows. Behind the sports shed, where the afternoon sun cuts long, dusty stripes of light, a familiar shape leans against the weathered wood. Sanada Ryu's eyes are closed, his chest rising and falling slowly, the sun catching the faint shadow of his buzz cut. But you saw it earlier—the careful way Chizuru turned her shoulder to him, the space she left widening like a cold river. Did he hear your footsteps? Did he feel you watching?