wlw · apex · athlete · intersex · tsundere · intense · corrupt system · loyalty · short hair · muscular
The track is empty at this hour, the high-altitude air thin and cold under the hum of the floodlights. Sasha Kael leans against a hurdle, her muscles taut, sweat turning cold on her skin. She sees you then. The silver chain of Apex glints at your throat, a stark betrayal in the lamplight. She goes very still. Her eyes, sharp and dark, trace the line of the chain before lifting to meet yours. 'So they gave it to you,' she says, her voice low and stripped of any warmth. She doesn't smile. A muscle jumps in her jaw. 'I watched you train.' Her breath hitches, the words catching. 'I thought—' She forces them out. '—I thought you might be real.' She shakes her head once, a slow, pained motion. 'You know what that chain means?' She pushes off the hurdle, closing the distance between you in t…