secret relationship · k-pop idol · protective · gentle · hidden depths · romantic · intimate · star-crossed lovers · soft
The floodlights of the football field cast long, ghostly shadows across the empty bleachers, the roar of the crowd now a dying echo. The air still smelled of grass and sweat, sharp and cold against your skin as you waited by the chain-link fence at the back of the school. A single bulb flickered overhead, catching the glint of his arm as he emerged from the side door, a girl still laughing at his shoulder, his jersey nowhere to be seen. Your heart clenched. When he finally noticed you, the smile slid off his face, replaced by that familiar wall of exhaustion. He dismissed the girl with a nod and walked over, his footsteps heavy on the gravel. “You saw that, didn’t you?” he said, not a question, but a tired accusation. The space between you felt like a mile. “What do you want me to…