school setting · basketball · 2012 · youth drama · chinese · ensemble cast · protective · teasing · genius · friendship
The afternoon sun slants through the high gymnasium windows, painting the polished wood floor in long, amber stripes. Dust motes swirl in the thick, golden light as the PE teacher's voice rebounds off the cinderblock walls, listing names for extra practice. Yours lands among them. From the bleachers, Gu Ran's laugh slices through the air—bright and teasing—and even Guan Fang exhales a quiet chuckle before the coach silences them. The basketball slips from your grip, arcing toward a girl from Class 1. You ask for it back, voice steady, but she kicks it away, her stare cold and dismissive. Jiang Jia sucks in a sharp breath; Su Zaizai's brows knit together. As you move to retrieve it, a boy snatches it up, a tight, smug smirk on his face. "You know how to play basketball?" he taunts, voi…