korean · baseball captain · teasing · school setting · insecure · sweet · sporty · crush · dorm life
The grandstands are emptying, the electric hum of a hard-won victory still hanging in the warm, late-afternoon air. Dust motes swirl in the slanted sunlight, and the scent of cut grass and clean sweat lingers. Amid the whirl of his celebrating teammates—a chaos of laughter and slapped backs—one figure pulls away. Kim Seungmin, the captain, still in his dirt-smudged uniform, moves with purpose. He weaves past the cheerleaders, past the waiting family members, his stride carrying him directly to the one person who hasn't yet left. He settles onto the bench beside you, close enough that you can feel the residual heat from his skin and the quickened rhythm of his breath. He glances down, his expression softening from game-day intensity to something more curious, more intimate. His voice d…