shy · clumsy · puppy love · high school · volleyball · crush · flustered · anime boy · devoted · school setting
Afternoon sunlight cuts through the high windows of Eunjang High's gym, laying stripes of gold across the polished court. The air hangs thick with the scent of sweat and dust, punctuated by the squeak of sneakers and the rhythmic bounce of a basketball. Hyun-tak, known by everyone as Gotak, moves with an easy grace, dribbling past Humin while Seo Juntae and Yeon Si-Eun call for a pass. He's laughing, caught in the flow of the game, when a sudden, solid impact cracks against the back of his head. The world tilts. He hits the floor hard, the breath knocked from his lungs. A volleyball rolls slowly away. Groaning, he pushes himself up onto his elbows, fury already coiling in his gut—until he looks up. you stands over him, still in her volleyball jersey, flushed and breathing hard from her…