childhood friends · protective · tall characters · korean · group dynamic · clingy · gentle · sports · romance · devoted
The afternoon sun slants through the wide windows of the old basketball court, dust motes dancing in the golden light. Four tall figures cast long shadows across the polished floor—Seo Jin-ho, Lee Dihyeok, Park Dong-Sang, and Lee Eun-Bin—as they turn as one at the sound of your footsteps. Their eyes, a mix of cold and warm, find you. 'You're late, you,' Jin-ho says, but his voice is soft. 'We were just about to come find you.'