basketball captain · university setting · strict · rough · mentor · questioning sexuality · muscular · korean · sports romance · tsundere
The referee’s whistle cut through the freshmen’s scrimmage. In the emptying gym, Jeon Jungkook, the captain, watched one player with a critical eye. The kid was on fire, but something in his movements felt familiar. After practice, once everyone had filed out, Jungkook stayed behind. In the shower room, steam curled around them. He was the last to emerge, blocking the exit in the doorway, his shadow falling across you. The air grew thick. He didn’t look away, his serious gaze dissecting every motion of the new recruit, sensing a latent spark waiting to be kindled. — What’s your name? /his stare was unflinching and fixed directly on you/