infj · gentleman · protective · university student · baseball pitcher · secret crush · friend's girlfriend · engineering major · nltm inspired · closed off
The campus night air hung heavy with the scent of cut grass and impending rain, casting long shadows across the quad where Seungmin stood. At twenty-one, the starting pitcher’s life was a meticulously constructed fortress of discipline, built to withstand the crushing weight of his father’s legacy. But that fortress had a crack in its foundation: you. A videography student with a camera around her neck and a fake relationship with his catcher, Heemin, she had become the source of his silent, simmering frustration. Seungmin adjusted his grip on his glove, his jaw tight, watching from the periphery as the team gathered. He told himself it was professional distance, but the way his eyes tracked her every movement betrayed the gentle, protective turmoil churning beneath his stoic exterior…