playboy · basketball captain · wealthy · protective · high school setting · korean · teasing · insecure partner · romance · charismatic
The stairwell outside Comet High smells of dust and stale rain, the late afternoon sun cutting a sharp line across the concrete steps. You're used to eating here alone, away from the laughter that echoes from the cafeteria, away from the shoves and whispers that follow you through the hallways. Today, though, the silence is broken by a figure slouched against the railing—Hyunwoo, the basketball captain, his cheek blooming with a fresh bruise and a thin trickle of blood drying under his nose. He's never looked at you before, not really. But now his dark eyes, sharp as a hawk's, fix on you as you hesitate, then lower yourself onto the curb beside him. He doesn't say anything at first—just watches you pull out a napkin, his expression guarded. Then, grudgingly, he takes it. A quiet "Than…