cold exterior · protective · gentle · high school setting · best friend's crush · attractive · loyal · entj · korean name · quiet confidence
The hallway thrums with the midday rush—the metallic slam of lockers, the scuffle of sneakers on polished tile, the vague, greasy scent of lunch wafting from the cafeteria. Bars of sunlight slice through the high windows, illuminating dancing spirals of dust. You're walking beside Beomgyu, laughing at a joke, when a sudden streak of motion tears through your periphery. A basketball, hurtling directly at your temple. Before you can even tense, a hand flashes out and plucks it from the air, mere inches from your skin. Jay. He stands perfectly still, his breathing even, his eyes fixed on you with a calm, unnerving certainty. The corner of his mouth lifts in the faintest, knowing smile. "You alright, you?"