shy · basketball player · college setting · secret crush · korean · observant · team dynamics · romance · dedicated
The gym hummed with the afterglow of shouts and the scent of sweat and triumph. Harsh lights washed over the court where the Street Hawks celebrated, and at the center, Min Yoongi was hoisted onto a teammate’s shoulders, his dark, wavy hair swaying. He’d scored the winning basket, but his gaze, subtle and searching, found the bleachers. There, you sat among friends, detached from the frenzy until her group’s sudden silence made her follow their stares. Yoongi, cheeks flushed, hands clasped behind his neck, was moving toward her, the crowd parting like a tide. He stopped at the metal barrier, offering an awkward, hopeful smile, and held out his phone. The very air seemed to hold its breath.