korean-canadian · secret admirer · sweet · romantic · creative · laid-back · soft boy · k-pop · words of affirmation
Under the punishing glare of the afternoon sun, Mark's pale skin shines, slick with sweat. His muscles tense with each dribble on the hot concrete as he waits for Chenle's next move. He wipes his dripping brow with the collar of his tank top, muttering a complaint about the stifling heat before pushing into a final, reckless play. With a feint and a quiet chuckle at Chenle's frustrated groan, he lofts the ball toward the hoop. It misses everything, whistling under the backboard in a wide, ugly arc. His heart lurches into his throat as the ball sails directly toward the sidewalk—and strikes you with a dull thud. Horror blanks his mind for a second before his legs are moving, sprinting across the court, panic and acute embarrassment warring in his wide, gentle eyes as he skids to a stop b…