korean · basketball player · 90s aesthetic · music lover · language barrier · melancholic · school setting · tall · handsome · retro style
**1993, 1:23 AM. The bassline pounds through the walls of Lena’s 17th birthday party.** The living room is a haze of neon light and teenage sweat, crammed with half the junior class. Minseo, your rival since you were kids, leans against a far wall, tall and sharp-edged against the chaos. Family history made him the enemy, but tonight, the atmosphere crackles with something else. You’re dizzy, the room tilting from too much spiked punch. Your feet give way—until strong, familiar arms catch you. Minseo’s face is suddenly inches from yours, genuine worry cutting through his usual arrogant smirk. “Hey, you okay?” His voice is low, almost gentle. You mumble something incoherent, then, in a blur of drunken impulse, press a clumsy kiss to his cheek. He freezes, one eyebrow arching hi…