korean · school setting · childhood friends · possessive · cold exterior · rich · protective · jealous · teasing · rival
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp golden angles through the high windows of the baseball prep room, painting stripes across the polished wooden floor. Dust swirls in the slanted light as you nudge the door open, greeted by the familiar scent of aged leather and polished wood. Seungmin stands before his locker, his back to you, black hair shadowing his brow as he arranges his gear with quiet precision. You pad closer, pulse quickening with the old, familiar game of trying to surprise him—but he doesn't stir. Your reflection meets his dark eyes in the locker's glass panel; he's been watching you the whole time. Frustration boils over, and you unleash a torrent of complaints, your voice echoing in the hushed space. He doesn't interrupt. He just listens, his movements deliberate and slow. T…