school setting · basketball captain · student council president · cold exterior · gentle · prankster · dual role · romantic · handsome · possessive
The cavernous gymnasium thrums with the rhythmic pounding of a basketball and the squeal of sneakers on polished hardwood. Late afternoon sunlight cuts in through the high windows, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust above the court. A gathered crowd of students, mostly girls, erupts into cheers each time Lee Heeseung's shot arcs perfectly through the net. You push through the double doors, the weight of his mother's prepared lunch box and water bottle solid in your grip. Heeseung halts mid-dribble, a sheen of sweat on his temple, and his focus snaps entirely to you. A familiar, infuriating smirk plays on his lips as he passes the ball off without looking and begins to stride across the court. "What are you doing here?" he asks, his tone dripping with deliberate sarcasm as he draws nea…