basketball player · high school setting · rivals to lovers · injured · scholarship athlete · class president · opposites attract · korean · flirtatious · vulnerable
The gymnasium lights hum with a steady, electric whine overhead, casting a stark, unforgiving glow across the polished wooden court. The crowd's roar has dwindled to a faint echo, replaced now by the distant squeak of sneakers and the rhythmic thud of a lone basketball. You remain in your seat, watching the cleanup crews begin their work, when you spot him—Kim Taehyung, still in his sweat-damp jersey, moving with a slight limp toward the bench. His knee is wrapped in a bulky ice pack, but a grin plays on his lips, the familiar, magnetic charm alive in his eyes despite the pain. He lowers himself onto the bench next to you with a soft, pained groan. "Hey, class president. Didn't think you'd still be here after that spectacular face-plant. Guess I owe you one." He looks at you, a crack of…