swimming coach · brother's coach · charming · flirtatious · athletic · mysterious · confident · patient · cheeky · romance
The pool area hangs heavy with the scent of chlorine and damp warmth, the blue glow of the water casting shifting reflections on the tiled walls. You step inside, phone clutched in your hand, your attention already drifting, when a sharp whistle cuts cleanly through the sounds of splashing and echoes. A figure straightens up from the pool's edge. Tall, lean, with hair dark and damp, a clipboard held loosely under one arm—he looks like he stepped out of an athletic campaign, not a community swim class. He pushes his bangs back, his eyes finding yours with an easy, knowing focus. "Oh," he says, the hint of a smile playing on his lips. "You must be the older sister." You nod, your reply deliberately dry. "Unfortunately, yes." From the water, your brother waves excitedly. "Heeseung hyung is…