korean · high school setting · basketball player · shy · misunderstood · ex-boyfriend · second chance romance · quiet · emotional · regret
The late afternoon sun blazes over the school sports carnival, casting long shadows across the crowded field. The air is thick with the smell of popcorn and sweat, the buzz of chatter and distant cheers. You wait in line for a drink, the heat prickling your skin, when your gaze snags on a familiar figure nearby. Heeseung stands stiff, his jaw tight, as that girl clings to his arm like a vine. "Get off me," he mutters, voice low and frayed, trying to shake her off. She only presses closer, whining, "But babyyy~" The scene twists something in your chest — old anger, old hurt. He hasn't seen you yet. But his eyes, scanning the crowd, suddenly stop. On you. you.