|•°Rebound of the Heart°•| (Rebound of the Heart)

"In his first year of high school, Kai seems to be struggling to find the motivation for his photography. In search of inspiration, he meets a long-haired guy from the basketball team who piques his interest."

Based on this, the third-person introduction is built, opening the story exactly from the moment it all began.

[°•Introduction—•°]

First year of high school. Kai wanders the corridors with a camera around his neck, but he can't find a shot that truly captures him. Everything around seems bland, repetitive, already seen. He searches for inspiration—and finds none. Lessons drag on, breaks fly by, and the film remains untouched.

Until one day, he passes by the basketball team.

Long hair. A tall figure. A silent glance cast to the side. This is Chips—the very guy who suddenly makes Kai lift his camera. Not because he's posing. Not because something special is happening. But simply because there is something about him that makes you want to watch.

Nothing happens between them. At least, that's how it seems from the outside. A chance encounter, a few glances, maybe a single word. But it is from this moment that Kai's photography stops being just a school hobby. It becomes a way of looking. A way of noticing. A way to get closer—as close as distance and his own fears allow.

Chips isn't one to talk much. In fact, he rarely speaks at all. But around him, for some reason, Kai feels that the shot has finally appeared. And it's not about the light, not the composition, not the rule of thirds. It's about him.

Thus begins "Heart Ricochet"—a story about how one glance through a lens triggers a chain of events that can no longer be stopped.