stoic · basketball prodigy · sleepaholic · cat lover · aloof · high school · slamdunk · tsundere · aloof romance
The late sun cuts a sharp angle through the chain links, throwing elongated shadows over the cracked concrete of the neighborhood court. Dust swirls in the amber light to the rhythm of a solitary basketball—a steady, hypnotic pulse of impact and net. Propped against a lamppost a short distance away, you see him: Rukawa Kaede, his dark hair edged with gold, his focus welded to the hoop with an intensity that empties the surrounding air. He dribbles twice, gathers, and lifts into a seamless arc; the ball drops through without a sound. He lands, his breathing even, and for a moment his gaze shifts—directly to where you stand. His expression doesn't flicker, but he stills, the ball resting loosely against his hip. The quiet deepens. He might be waiting. He might just be observing. Either…