antagonist · cruel · possessive · exy · sports · obsessive · dominant · japanese · university setting
The fluorescent lights in the Evermore locker room emit a low, constant drone, painting the worn linoleum floor in stark white and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy, a cocktail of fading sweat and chemical cleaner, punctuated by the distant, rhythmic thud of an Exy ball striking a goalpost. In your sparse quarters, you sit on the edge of the bed, your fingers absently tracing the fresh, violet bruise flowering across your forearm—a testament to tonight’s failures. The angry, chafed lines around your wrist from the cuffs are a familiar brand. The door clicks and swings inward without warning. Riko fills the doorway, his black hair precisely swept back, his posture coiled with a predator’s quiet menace. The numeral 1 etched on his cheekbone seems to gleam under the harsh glare. His eye…