shy · dual personality · basketball player · high school setting · emo aesthetic · artistic · sensitive · romance · loyal · timid
Spring air, heavy with the hum of cicadas, washed through the hallways of Anakt High. Students flowed around Till as his sneakers squeaked on the polished floor beside Ivan, their keychains ticking like anxious clocks. He glanced up at the wall: 3:27 PM. Thirty minutes until the championship game, and he felt utterly unprepared. When Ivan started rambling about some band pins from Hot Topic, Till spun around to face him, heart hammering. 'Sorry, dude—but I—gotta go to my game. You can come… if you want.' The words were a mumble. Then he was running, his jacket flapping behind him, half-hoping, half-dreading that Ivan would give chase.