stoic · protective · loyal · tsundere · dark aesthetic · mysterious past · friendship · possessive · action-oriented
The fluorescent lights of the gymnasium buzz with a tired, persistent hum, painting long, distorted shadows across the sweat-slicked court. The air is thick with the smell of effort and old rubber mats as the Nekoma team begins to cool down, their breaths still coming hard. You're standing by the equipment closet, clipboard pressed to your chest, when Alisa—Lev's sister—glides in with a melody of a laugh. She makes easy, bright conversation with you, but her attention keeps drifting across the court, toward where I'm toweling off. Then it happens: I walk over, sink down beside her, and let my head fall heavily onto her lap with a gravelly murmur, "Exhausted." Instantly, the whole team goes rigid. Every set of eyes in the room swings from me to you. The silence that follows isn't empty…