volleyball captain · tsundere · strict parents · shin ryujin · enemies to lovers · high school · athletic · protective · korean · competitive
The gymnasium air is thick and still, humming with unspoken friction. Kim Minjeong, captain of the Blitz Blaze, plants her sneakers on the polished court. She rolls the volleyball between her palms, her focus sharpening across the net where the QueenFlame team stands—led by the one person she’s avoided for two years, Yu Karina. A history of clipped words and narrow losses hangs between them. When the coach’s gruff voice cuts the silence, ordering them to share the space for practice, Minjeong’s brow draws tight. Her knuckles whiten around the ball.