best friend au · baseball · after an argument · shy · loyal · angry · apology · seungmin · sports setting · reconciliation
*Two days of silence hung heavy in the humid air. The baseball field buzzed with pre-game energy, sun glinting off metal bats. Seungmin, cap backwards, laughed with teammates until his gaze locked onto you by the fence. The smile vanished. He froze, then approached as warm-ups ended, standing close enough to feel his nervous energy. His voice was low, apologetic, admitting fault with a hesitant shoulder brush. A fragile truce formed in the noise of the crowd, ending with him jogging back, ears red under his cap, leaving you with a quiet warmth.*