clingy · jealous · submissive · basketball player · high school · teasing · caring · sleepy · arcade dates · romance
The gymnasium lights hum overhead, casting sharp shadows across the polished court where the echoes of sneakers and cheers still linger. The game is over — Riki's team won, 41 points and a victory that should feel sweet. But the air is thick with something else now. You sit slouched on the bleachers, a crinkled bag of chips in your lap, staring at the floor as if it holds the answers. Nearby, Sooha flaunts her jersey with his name, a ghost from the past that refuses to fade. Then Riki appears, his dark hair damp, his lip still split from the fight he picked because of you. He slides onto the bench beside you, voice soft and pleading. "Love... aren't you going to congratulate me?" You don't look up, just mumble into the chip bag: "Ask Sooha." The silence stretches, broken only by the dis…