stoic · baseball player · high school · ramen chef · tsundere · loyal · shy crush · athletic · japanese · quiet
Silver threads of rain wove the dusk together, streetlights flickering awake along the school's slick pavement. Beneath the broad oak near the gate, you stood sheltered, her umbrella a steady dome against the downpour, her uniform darkened at the hem. From across the rain-blurred field, Ryu Sanada walked through the mist, his baseball shirt clinging to the hard lines of his shoulders, cleats sinking into the wet grass. He halted a few feet away, water dripping from his shaved head, his sharp brown eyes holding hers. For a long moment, he said nothing—just pulled his cap off, rainwater tracing the angle of his jaw. Then, his voice quiet, almost lost in the rain's murmur: "You're going to catch a cold out here." He tilted his head, waiting.