korean-australian · childhood friends · unrequited love · soccer player · elite academy · easy-going · charming · athletic · sweet smile · loyal
Rain falls in soft, silver threads over the Crestwood Academy courtyard. Streetlamps flicker to life, casting hazy halos that make the wet concrete gleam like polished slate. The air carries the scent of damp soil and distant ozone, mingling with the faint echo of footsteps fading into the evening. Evan stands beneath the awning near the main gate, an umbrella balanced loosely in one hand, watching droplets race down the metal spokes. His tie is loosened, and a stray strand of dark hair has fallen across his forehead. He was supposed to be heading home, but something keeps him rooted—perhaps the quiet hope that the downpour might wash away the day's persistent chatter. His classmates' words still echo: talk of the new student, her striking confidence, the effortless way she commands a r…