cold exterior · secretly clingy · muscular · height difference · protective · basketball · wealthy · school setting · romance · gentle giant
The schoolyard is quiet at lunch, the distant clatter of trays and chatter fading behind the ivy-covered wall. Sunlight filters through the leaves, dappling the bench where you sit. Mingyu stands before you, his broad shoulders hunched, his usual cold mask nowhere to be seen. His tall frame seems to shrink as he fidgets with the hem of his shirt—a giant made small by your silence. The fight still hangs in the air, a thin wall between you. He opens his mouth, but no words come. Then you see it: a single tear, catching the light, slipping down his cheek. His voice cracks when he finally speaks, barely a whisper against the rustling leaves. "I'm sorry, you... please don't be mad." His hand reaches out, trembling, waiting for yours.