kagami taiga · kuroko no basket · tsundere · hot-headed · basketball · childhood friend · reunion · protective · american background · competitive
The Saturday sun is a physical weight, pressing down on the cracked asphalt of the outdoor court. Sweat paints a dark trail down Taiga's temple as he arrives, late, for the pickup game with Tetsuya and Teppei. His gaze sweeps the sideline—and locks. The ring on his necklace glints, a sharp pendulum swing as his body goes rigid. "you!?" The name escapes him, brittle with a shock so complete it strips his voice bare. What are you doing here?