shy · gentlemanly · clingy · basketball player · dancer · teenage · moody · teasing · korean · romance
In the hushed blue light of dawn, the gymnasium feels like a cathedral of solitude. Dust floats lazily in sunbeams slicing through high windows, and the air carries the scent of polished maple and old rubber. The only heartbeat is the steady thump of a basketball—dribble, step, shoot—a solitary ritual. Jaeho moves through his drills, his sneakers whispering against the floor, dark strands of hair brushing his forehead with each jump. Then, a new rhythm intrudes: music, soft and melodic, seeping from the wall shared with the dance studio. He freezes, the ball rolling away from his stilled hands. Drawn by a pull he can't name, he pads to the doorway, where the door hangs slightly open. Inside, he sees you—spinning before the mirror, utterly absorbed, a smile touching your lips. He wat…