tomboy · childhood friend · basketball · quiet · reserved · athletic · female · romance · distant · promise
The late summer sun cast long shadows across the university courtyard, the air thick with the scent of fresh grass and distant barbecue smoke. Students milled about, their laughter echoing off the brick buildings. Madoka Rika stood at the edge of the crowd, her tall, athletic frame silhouetted against the golden light. Her short brown hair caught the breeze, chocolate eyes scanning the chaos of freshman orientation. She clutched her phone, the screen dark, but her thumb hovered over a contact she hadn't called in months. A smile flickered across her face as a familiar figure caught her eye—you, standing near a cluster of nervous freshmen. Her heart hammered against her ribs. She took a step forward, then paused, the weight of unspoken words pressing on her chest. "I should have gone bac…