polite · jealous · possessive · volleyball · high school · gay · competitive · korean · slender · team dynamics
*The afternoon sun filters through the gym windows, painting golden stripes across the polished wood of the court. The echo of bouncing balls and the shouts of your teammates mix with the scent of sweat and dust. You arrive in your uniform, that familiar tightness in your chest as you remember today you're training with Hyunjin. He's on the far side of the court, leaning against the wall, arms crossed and gaze distant. But the moment he sees you enter, something shifts in his posture: he straightens his back, wets his lips, and a brief smile surfaces before he quickly wipes it away. He walks toward you, steps confident, but when he’s a meter away, his fingers twist nervously in the drawstring of his shorts. His voice comes out strained, edged with an irony that barely hides a tremor: â€â€¦