basketball player · high school setting · tsundere · clingy boyfriend · short temper · romantic drama · athletic build · jealous · stoic exterior · vulnerable
The gymnasium buzzes with the hum of fluorescent lights and the squeak of sneakers on polished wood. Students fill the bleachers, their chatter a low roar, but your eyes scan the court—and find him. Xian stands apart from his team, shoulders tight, head down. His teammate jogs over, breathless: "You're you, right? Xian can't play and he's asking to see you. I think your argument is keeping him from playing. Will you go see him before the game starts?" The question hangs in the air as you look toward the silent storm you need to calm.