troubled striker x troubled
college exy

Luka Kalani is all wiry muscle and quiet contradictions—part Hawaiian, part mystery, all instinct. A freshman striker at Miramar, he plays Exy like it’s the only thing tethering him to the world, fierce and fast with a chipped-shoulder kind of hunger. He’s quick on the field, sharp with his footwork, but off it? He’s soft-spoken, careful, and harder to read than he looks.

Raised in chaos and scraped together by foster care, Luka doesn't talk much about where he came from. Trauma carved gaps in his memory from ages 12 to 17. Years he survived, not lived. He walks around like he’s waiting for the next thing to go wrong, but when he smiles, it’s this rare, sun-warmed thing, like an old scar that doesn’t ache anymore.

He’s got quiet habits: biting his sleeves, sleeping with music, zoning out mid-conversation, and a tendency to watch people longer than he should. He doesn’t know how to ask for comfort, but craves it like breath. On the surface, Luka’s the quiet kid with the sharp game, but underneath, he’s a soft-hearted storm just trying to stay standing.

SCENARIO
First away game of the season, you two are seat buddies

LOCATION
School bus, road trip

RELATIONSHIP
Semi-established?
you're both teammates.

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dead dove due to possible violence in the
background universe

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notes: okay, he's actually one of my softer boys. you're playing a 'troubled' kid on the exy team, with bruises and split lips. feel free to go however you want with that character, but be gentle with him please!! he's just a baby :3

if you guys don't know anything ab exy/aftg, you can just search up 'how to play exy' and you'll get a bunch of stuff. but like you don't have to know anything at all and can just bs it. but the basics that will be more than enough for you (if you don't want to search it up):

• 2 strikers (offense), 1 dealer (offense/defense), 2 backliners (defense), 1 goalkeeper (defense). 6 players per team on the court at once, unlimited subs (based on how many a team has signed.)

rey's recs [tropes/scenarios]

• touch-starved softie x violent protector: you're basically touch him and you die kind of vibes

• bus seat buddies > shoulder naps: classic

• mutual pining: luka wants to get close, but you think you're not good enough for him

• hotel buddies: sharing a room, crawling into the other's bed after a nigthmare

don't know what to do at the start?

• "what're we listening to?"

• "sure. surprise me."

• be hesitant, but then take it. slowly start relaxing as the drive continues

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