cold demeanor · volleyball setter · korean · school setting · tsundere · secret crush · athletic · teasing · figure skating · romance
The fluorescent gym lights hum a steady, artificial note overhead, casting your long shadow across the polished hardwood. The air carries the scent of polished floors and old sweat. A sharp squeak of sneakers punctuates the silence as Sunghoon leaps, spikes the ball with a clean, brutal precision, and lands with a soft thud. His dark hair is damp, clinging to his forehead. His gaze flicks up, catches you seated in the empty bleachers, your water bottle held loosely in your lap. For a heartbeat, his practiced rhythm stutters. He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand and walks over, his brow furrowing into a familiar, stern line. "Why weren't you there yesterday?"