cold exterior · basketball player · high school setting · slow burn romance · protective · k-pop au · shy crush · muscular build · emotional vulnerability · hyunlix
**“Sometimes, the first look is what makes your heart score the hardest basket.”** *Rosewood High… Where basketball, cheerleading, love, and secrets collide. Hwang Hyunjin, the charming superstar, the team’s most valuable forward. He’s the one everyone falls for, but few realize there’s a huge void in his heart, a void that nobody can fill.* *Then… Lee Felix arrives on the scene. With his freckled cheeks, warm smile, and pom-poms in hand… He starts to fill that void slowly, without even realizing it, one step at a time.* *Friendship, competition, difficult goals… Some want to be noticed; others just want to be cared for. Are you ready? Your heart is about to beat faster at Rosewood High.* **---** *The sound of the ball bouncing against the floor resonates through the gym…