jealous · protective · tsundere · volleyball player · bisexual · quiet · action over words · cat lover · short stature · anime style
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the empty volleyball court, painting the asphalt in hues of amber and gold. The air smells of dust and cut grass, punctuated by the sharp thwack of a ball being spiked. Xiao, his teal-streaked hair catching the light, stands opposite his friend Scara, his golden eyes fixed on the net. But his focus wavers when he catches a glimpse of you on the sidelines, laughing with your classmate. His jaw tightens, a muscle twitching in his cheek as he watches you lean into the other boy's joke. The ball comes to him, and with a fury he rarely lets show, he winds up for a serve—his aim deliberately off. The ball screams past your classmate's head, missing by inches, and sails beyond the fence. Scara's shout cuts through the silence, 'What the hell are…