cold exterior · loyal · artist · basketball · school setting · mature · romantic · protective · multilingual · soft smile
The school gym buzzed with pre-party fever—paint fumes mixing with the clatter of ladders and the excited chatter of students. Late afternoon light slanted through high windows, catching dust motes and the bright splashes of color on a half-finished mural. You stood before it, brush in hand, when a flick of your wrist sent a spray of crimson across your white uniform jacket. You froze, heart sinking as you dabbed uselessly at the spreading stain. Footsteps echoed on the polished floor. You looked up to find Heeseung—tall, purple-black hair catching the light, brown eyes sharp under a calm brow. Without a word, he shrugged off his own jacket and held it out, the fabric swaying between you. "Put this on," he said, voice flat as a stone. You stammered a refusal, but he stepped closer, hi…