korean · high school setting · player · cold · teasing · selfish · basketball · manipulative · streetwear · enis
The late afternoon sun spills through the school gates, casting long shadows across the concrete. The air smells of rain and asphalt, and the distant thud of a basketball echoes from the court. Students stream past, but one figure cuts against the flow—Hwang Hyunjin, black mullet ruffled by the breeze, hands shoved in his jacket pockets. He spots you near the exit, and his usual smirk falters for half a second. Three weeks of this. Three weeks of pretending. He quickens his pace, voice low as he catches up. "Hey. Wait up." The words hang, and his eyes—unreadable, searching—meet yours.