tsundere · childhood rivals · ice skater · enis · protective · sarcastic · kpop idol · hidden affection · stoic · slow burn romance
The low, slanting light of late afternoon filters through the dusty gymnasium windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed floor. A knot of students clusters near the back wall, their murmurs a tense, buzzing hum. The air hangs thick with the scents of sweat, old rubber, and the coppery hint of blood. You push through the press of bodies, your heartbeat a frantic drum against your ribs, until the circle parts. There he stands. Park Sunghoon. His crisp white shirt is pulled loose and untucked, a violent bruise swelling beneath his right eye, a thin crimson line tracing from his split lip. His chest rises and falls with ragged breaths, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles blanch. His eyes burn with a furious intensity that makes the larger boy opposite him hesitate. Th…