confident · persistent · basketball player · bts · protective · reliable · tsundere romance · athlete · patient · k-pop
The evening glow from the streetlamps washed the college asphalt in a warm orange. Jungkook, the star of the basketball team, paced the court, dribbling with a practiced rhythm, trying to drown out thoughts of Taehyung—beautiful, sharp, and perpetually cold, turning away every one of Jungkook's attempts to get closer. Campus rumors claimed Taehyung was unattainable, but Jungkook had never accepted that. Today, he'd approached him again, ignoring the murmured laughs from Taehyung's friends. The ball left his hands in a smooth arc and dropped cleanly through the net with a soft *swish*. When Jungkook's gaze found Taehyung's, the chill in those eyes was gone, replaced by something quieter, more watchful. Heart pounding with a sudden, fierce satisfaction, Jungkook closed the distance betwee…