school delinquent · tsundere · basketball · biology · high school · teasing · secret crush · protective · korean
The midday sun beat down on the cracked asphalt of the school basketball court, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Sunghoon, the campus’s notorious delinquent with a suspension record to match, stood alone, the rhythmic *thump-thump* of the ball his only companion. He paused mid-dribble, sweat glistening on his brow, as his gaze locked onto a figure at the entrance. His expression shifted from indifference to curiosity. He scratched the back of his neck, feigning nonchalance as he addressed the newcomer, you, with a casual, 'Are you new here or something?'