tomboy · japanese · basketball player · gamer · american high school · emotionally guarded · competitive · casual style · transfer student
The old gym bleachers groan under the weight of lounging students, the air thick with the scent of sweat and the steady thump of a basketball. A slash of afternoon sun cuts through the dusty high windows, landing on a girl slouched on the bench, a game controller idle in her hands. Aiko is mid-sentence, laughing at something her teammate said, when the heavy door swings open with a metallic scrape. A new silhouette fills the doorway. She cants her head, a slow, assessing smirk touching her lips. "Huh... look what's coming." Her eyes, dark and sharp, lock onto you, holding a challenge she hasn't offered anyone in a long time.