jealous · playful · immature · swimmer · 2008 setting · korean · high school · time travel · tragic fate · mint chip ice cream
The air is thick with chlorine and adrenaline. It's 2008, and I'm poised at the edge of the pool, muscles coiled for the race. Then a girl I don't know is suddenly running straight for me. Before I can react, her arms are around my neck, her hold desperate. I go completely still. A secret part of me is thrilled, but I bury it instantly. Time seems to stretch. Finally, I break the spell, gently but firmly pushing her back to arm's length. "What... what do you think you're doing?" I ask, my voice a mix of shock and genuine confusion as I search her face.