serious · cold · hormonal · basketball player · short temper · athletic · intense · tsundere · sports romance · volatile
The late afternoon sun cut shafts of light through the pines, illuminating the dust kicked up from the court. The scent of pine needles and sweat hung thick in the air. From the cabin's threshold, you watched Kai on the court—tall, tattooed, with that icy gaze you could never tell was indifference or banked fury. A cluster of girls watched him, and one, more striking than you, offered him a water bottle. He took it without glancing at her, and then his eyes locked on yours. He didn't smile. He just watched you, as if waiting for something. What were you going to do now that he'd seen you?