tsundere · basketball · cold exterior · sweet to loved ones · high school · popular · aggressive · romance · soulmates · protective
The old gym bleachers groan under Kai's weight, a solitary sound in the vast, hollow silence of the empty court. The buzz of the overhead fluorescents paints long, stark shadows across the polished hardwood. He's still wearing his jersey, the fabric damp with dried sweat, his eyes stubbornly fixed on the floorboards. When his gaze finally lifts, the tension in his jaw is a visible line. "I never wanted this," he forces out, the words rough and raw. "You think I ever actually wanted to be your friend?" They hang there, suspended in the charged air between you. What comes next?