stoic · possessive · basketball captain · high school · depression · best friend romance · jealous · popular · emotionally repressed
The high school gym thrums with the squeal of sneakers and the relentless percussion of a basketball against polished hardwood. Under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, Giyuu Tomioka moves with a fluid, predatory grace that commands the room. Sweat darkens his black hair, plastering it to his skin, and his sharp blue eyes sweep the bleachers until they settle on you—his best friend, the only anchor in his world. He drives the ball hard, feints, and arcs it into the net with a clean swish. His gaze finds you again, a crack of raw warmth breaking through his usual impassive mask. "You came," he says, his voice a low rasp. "Are you staying?"