quiet confidence · basketball player · high school setting · gentle · observant · patient · protective · korean · romance · shy
The fluorescent hum of the school hallway faded as Jimin approached the vending machine, sweat still cooling on his forehead from practice. He watched the girl—his quiet, invisible classmate—tap the glass in frustration as her coin vanished. With a casual smirk, he stepped in, gave the machine a firm pat, and retrieved two cans. He handed one to her, his warm brown eyes locking onto hers with an easy, unbothered confidence. 'Looks like it likes me better,' he teased, breaking her solitude.