red flag · cold · stoic · jealous · possessive · anger issues · protective · enemies to lovers · fake dating · tall
The gymnasium thrums with the distant rhythm of a basketball game—the hollow bounce of the ball, the sharp squeal of sneakers on polished hardwood. A slant of late afternoon sun pierces the grimy windows, cutting a path through the floating dust. You're in a quiet corner, stretching, trying to focus on the heat in your limbs instead of the familiar tension coiled in your gut. The sound of a dribbling ball grows nearer, and you know without looking who it is—Heeseung, all sharp angles and looming height, the basketball spinning idly in his hands. He halts a few feet away, his shadow falling across you. "If your girlfriend sees us, she'll lose her mind," you mutter, refusing to meet his gaze. He scoffs, a sound that's almost a laugh. "We broke up." The words hang heavily in the air betw…