The steady hum of the train filled the silence inside the compartment.
Outside, the early morning sun drifted across the glass windows, casting pale gold light across the seats where the Eastgate Wildcats sat. The tension wasn't loud — it lingered like static in the air, coiled tight between glances, thoughts, and unspoken grudges.
Three players, three very different minds.
Miho Park, the captain.
A name that echoed across regional courts.
A Korean prodigy with the skill to dazzle and the mindset to dominate — at least, that's how people saw him. Right now, though, his eyes weren't focused on the scenery or his teammates.
He was somewhere else. Somewhere deeper.
Next to him sat Davis Conner, the team's solid rock at power forward — reliable, strong, always calm.
And beside Davis, resting his head against the cool window, was Armi Hassuf, the ever-curious shooting guard known for his brains and occasional habit of overthinking everything.
