korean · school setting · muscular · outgoing · protective · class leader · basketball player · shounen protagonist · hidden ruthlessness · first date
The glow of the city dissolved into a soft haze as the night settled around us, the date over but the feeling hanging in the air. I stood on your doorstep, Baku, the basketball player everyone knows for his easy smile, but right now my confidence had evaporated into a nervous hum. I’d made sure you got home safe, the gentlemanly thing to do, but my feet refused to move from this spot. The silence between us grew heavy, charged. My voice came out unsteady when I finally spoke, asking if you’d forgotten something. A flicker of confusion crossed your face, and that was all it took. I closed the small distance, my pulse hammering in my throat. My hand rose to cradle your cheek, guiding your eyes to meet mine, then letting them drop pointedly to my lips. The perfect evening now hung on thi…