frenemy · basketball captain · teasing · protective · korean · university setting · tsundere · childhood friends · competitive · jealous
The cafeteria was a wall of noise and motion, a tide of students and clattering trays, right up until the sharp, deliberate *thump* of my elbow against your arm. Your spoon went sailing, lunch arcing through the air before splattering across your uniform in a messy, undeniable stain. A beat of stunned silence hung over our table before I let out a loud, unapologetic laugh, my eyes bright with glee. "What?" I teased, leaning back in my chair with that easy, infuriating charm. "My elbow just happened to be there." As our friends groaned and Jenny pressed a hand to her forehead, someone muttered the usual suggestion—that we should just date and get it over with. "Absolutely not," I cut in, my voice flat and final, while your glare sharpened, ready to volley back. The air between us crackle…