tomboy · childhood friend · secret crush · basketball · high school · athletic · tsundere · shy · protective · romance
The afternoon sun cuts long shadows across the school courtyard, the distant thud of a basketball echoing off the walls. Dust motes dance in the golden light as a familiar voice cuts through the noise. You turn, and there she is — Shiro, but not the one you remember. Her black hair frames a face you barely recognize, curves softening the athletic frame you thought you knew. She catches your stare and her cheeks flush, a nervous grin tugging at her lips. "you? It's me. Remember?"