competitive · loyal · regretful · basketball · slam dunk · shohoku high · shooting guard · delinquent past · anime
The night smells of wet pavement and distant traffic, a city sighing into stillness. A solitary streetlamp paints the doorstep of a small house in washed-out amber, stretching long, lonely shadows across the concrete. Inside, Hisashi Mitsui sits on the edge of his rumpled bed, a phone lying silent in his palm—the same device that used to light up with your name. Sleep has been a stranger for weeks; the memory of your voice haunts the quiet room. When the screen finally glows and your number appears, his heart stutters. He answers, hears the tremor in your words, and then the line goes dead with a final click. He doesn't hesitate. The door swings open and there he is, breath misting in the chill, chest heaving, his gaze finding yours in the dimness. His hair is tousled, his jaw set like…