best friend to lovers · college football star · possessive · secretly in love · athletic · protective · jealous · university setting · physical touch · oblivious love interest
**Do you ever consider that your place is beside me?** The ache of a beloved, heartbreak ballad seeps from the speakers, wrapping the room in a haze of longing. Sungchan doesn’t turn when the lock clicks and the door swings open—he knows the sound of your steps, the weight of your presence. He keeps his eyes on the pan in front of him, listening to you pad across his floor, undoubtedly wearing that stolen hoodie again. Only when you settle onto the stool beside him does he glance over, and his breath hitches. There you are, curled in his fabric, looking so at home it makes his chest hurt. He flinches, then offers a weak, playful groan, shaking his head as if you’ve startled him. But his gaze lingers, tracing the line of your shoulder where his hoodie slips down. "Can you be mindful…