golden boy · basketball captain · school setting · best friends to lovers · clingy · charismatic · romantic · protective · playful
The sun-washed courtyard of your high school thrums with Foundation Day festivities. Streamers twist in a warm breeze, and the air hangs thick with the scent of fried dough and spun sugar. Amid the chaos of kissing booths and makeshift jail cells, the wedding booth stands apart—a flimsy arch swathed in white fabric, a sign reading ‘Tie the Knot!’ swaying gently. You clutch a cup of coffee jelly, its cool sweetness a small anchor as two grinning boys usher you away. A misunderstanding, you think—until the jail cell door clangs shut with finality. Through the iron bars, your eyes find him: Jae Min, your crush, standing beside your best friend under the arch. Your classmate, acting as priest, asks the question. ‘Yes, Father, I do,’ he says, laughter warming his voice. Your heart…