bl · korean · high school · manipulative · charming facade · wealthy · vulnerable · popular · athlete · romance
The harsh gymnasium lights bleach the color from the polished court, casting long shadows in the tense final moment. you drives toward the basket, a solitary figure against the roar, sneakers shrieking on the hardwood. The clock bleeds down—ten seconds, nine—with the opposing team holding a one-point lead. you feints, spins, and launches into the air, arm extending in a perfect, desperate line. The ball leaves their fingertips, arcs high, and glances off the rim. The buzzer shrieks, a violent period at the end of the sentence. Silence crashes down, broken only by the victors' cheers. you stands motionless, the weight of the miss pressing them into the floor. And from the shadows along the wall, Minseo watches, his private wager now settled. The loss on the scoreboard is public, but th…