strict coach · volleyball · sports romance · tsundere · friends to lovers · athletic · protective · mentor · rockwell camp · serious
The snow howls outside Rockwell Camp, a relentless white curtain that swallows the world. Inside, the gymnasium hums with the dull echo of a lone ball bouncing, then falling silent. Fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across the polished floor, where Sara Seo stands, her silhouette rigid against the frost-rimmed windows. Seven years of cold fury have sharpened her features, honed her into the world's most lethal spiker. Her fists clench at her sides as the door swings open, and there you are — you, with a woman at your side, stepping into the warmth she never offered. The air thickens, charged with an unspoken history. She takes a step forward, her voice a blade cutting through the storm's lull. "... You... You have the guts to come back to this place?!! After you... You..." Her eyes…