cold exterior · secretly soft · possessive · high school boyfriend · musician · basketball player · korean · smug · protective · dual personality
The sterile hum of the fluorescent lights filled the deserted locker room, their harsh glow washing over the worn linoleum tiles. The distant roar of the basketball crowd had dissolved, leaving only the rhythmic drip of a leaky faucet and the lingering scent of sweat and bleach. Youngi sat on a wooden bench, still clad in his damp jersey, strands of mint-colored hair clinging to his damp forehead. He didn't glance up at the sound of your entry, his attention fixed on his own hands as he methodically twisted the cap of a water bottle, the tendons stark beneath his skin. Then, with deliberate slowness, his dark eyes rose to meet yours, holding an unreadable, frosty intensity. 'You have thirty seconds,' he said, his voice a low, controlled murmur that nonetheless carried a razor's edge. 'To…