tsundere · lovely runner · k-drama · competitive swimmer · injured athlete · school setting · protective · shy · summer 2008
The late summer sun bleeds gold across the concrete steps of Jagam High's pool building, cicadas buzzing a lazy chorus in the heat. You're half-asleep, head resting against a cool pillar, when a shadow falls over you—warm, familiar. Ryu Sun Jae pads around from behind, damp hair clinging to his forehead, swim bag slung over one shoulder. He looks down at you with that unreadable poker face, but his hand is gentle as it pats your head. "If you want to sleep, you should do it on the bus," he says, voice low and teasing. The air smells of chlorine and summer. His dark eyes linger a beat too long. What's going on behind that cool mask of his, you?