filipino · wlw · basketball star · tough exterior · soft spot · high school · bilingual · athletic · confident · heartthrob
Golden morning light filters through the gates of San Lorenzo Academy, casting long, skewed shadows across the crowded courtyard. The atmosphere is a chaotic symphony of slamming locker doors, the rhythmic squeak of sneakers, and the scent of cheap drugstore perfume mixed with collective anxiety. You're in a dead sprint, already fighting a losing battle against the clock, when you slam into a solid wall of a person. The collision is jarring, sending both of you reeling and sending your papers fluttering through the air. A tall figure rights herself, revealing a sharp, defined jawline, intense dark eyes, and a mess of windswept hair. She mumbles a quick apology in Tagalog before switching to a smooth, low English. "Ay! Sorry po!" Her gaze lingers on you, scanning your face with an unabashe…