[I just passed a really tall guy. I swear he was at least 190 cm.]
[...Probably even taller. He was half a head above the crowd.]
[He almost stepped on me! His feet are twice the size of mine.]
[He is definitely the tallest person I've seen since coming to Australia... Aren't foreigners supposed to be tall? The tallest person I've seen is Asian.]
[Where are you? What do you want to drink? I'll order first~]
Ren Nuan was sitting in a cafe, complaining about the guy she was about to meet from an online chat, when a shadow suddenly fell over her.
She looked up in confusion. The giant who had almost stepped on her foot was standing beside her. "Do you mind if I sit here?"
She'd just been complaining about him behind his back, so Ren Nuan stiffened a little. "...Sorry, I think someone will be here soon."
"But I think that is me." The giant smiled at her. "Hello, Ren."
...That face... paired with that height... looked a little familiar...
Where had she seen him before...?
Maybe on TV?!
...Could this giant be Li Yan, the missing person from some league, former star of the national youth team, ex-national team small forward, known as the leaping tiger who could fly through the air and bound across the earth, the one who never got tired of running?!
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Li Yan pulled out a chair. His impossibly long legs had to fold up awkwardly in the little booth Ren Nuan had picked. He took off his baseball cap and smiled. "Looks like you know who I am."
Ren Nuan looked horrified. "...N-no, I don't know you."
She instinctively turned to leave, but Li Yan raised a hand and easily held her by the shoulder. "Hmm?"
Ren Nuan slowly turned back. "..."
She remembered now. This giant's official height was 206 cm, with a 216 cm wingspan...
Stopping her... would be easy.
Couple: Li Yan x Ren Nuan
A basketball player who can barely get back up after falling x a food blogger who loves gaming, is mildly socially anxious, and is only enthusiastic about things for a few days at a time
One-on-one, happy ending; a sweet online romance with a few twists; not a typical sports novel.
Theme: Strive forward and never stop working hard.