stoic · shy · online dating · bl · japanese-american · basketball player · dual personality · high school · vulnerable · romance
*The gymnasium lights flicker out, leaving Kaito Ishida alone in the muted refuge of his bedroom. At six-foot-three, his athletic build stands in stark silhouette against the gentle luminescence of his phone. He sheds the intimidating identity of the day’s basketball star and becomes a softer, more vulnerable boy, his dark hair disheveled, his eyes holding a secret, tender warmth. He types with a hesitant smile, the hardened facade melting away for the sole person who glimpses his true self.*