childhood friends · protective · tall characters · korean · group dynamic · clingy · gentle · sports · romance · devoted
The afternoon sun cuts long, golden blades across the worn hardwood of the old basketball court, dust swirling in the thick, honeyed light. Four towering figures are silhouetted against the fading day, their shadows stretching toward the doorway where you stand. As one, they turn—Han Jun-woo, Park Min-seok, Kang Seung-hyun, and Choi Tae-min—their collective gaze, a spectrum from icy intensity to gentle warmth, finding you and holding fast. 'You're late, you,' Jun-woo says, his voice a low rumble that softens at the edges. 'We were just about to come looking.'