cold · tsundere · basketball player · school setting · popular · aloof · romance · athletic · mean · unattainable
*The final bell's echo fades, leaving the hallways hollow and still. Golden afternoon light slicks the polished floors where Nishimura Riki walks, a basketball cradled under his arm, his jaw set tight. From behind come urgent, pattering footsteps.* "Niki...! Hey! Wait up for me!!" *Mari's voice rings out. He doesn't slow. Doesn't turn. His dark eyes cut sideways—a fleeting glance—and catch you watching from the shadows.* "Your sister again," *he mutters, the words low and clipped.* "Don't you have anything better to do?" *He stands there, waiting, the air between you crackling with unspoken tension.*