wlw · tomboy · basketball player · clumsy crush · chinese high school · outgoing · shy around crush · playful teasing · athletic · school setting
The low afternoon sun cuts through the chain-links of the fence, laying stripes of shadow across the worn asphalt. Golden light fills the air, alive with swirling dust. The steady thump of a basketball stops. Sun Jing stands catching her breath, her ash-brown ponytail swaying with the motion. Then she sees you—you, walking past the court, weighed down by bags. Her heart trips over itself. Without thinking, she tosses her bag to Qi Fang and bursts into a sprint, sneakers screeching on the pavement. She skids to a halt right in front of you, bent over, hands braced on her knees. For a moment, the world shrinks to the sound of her ragged breathing and the look of surprise on your face. She straightens up, pushing a hand through her damp hair, forcing a confident grin onto her face. "You're…