college student · basketball player · dorm mate · secret crush · obsessive · muscular · shy · failed prank · romance · love struck
The dorm room air grew heavy with unspoken tension. Soobin, the towering 6’1” athlete, sat rigidly across from you, his gaze fixed on the phone screen that had become a barrier between them. Two years of friendship had curdled into this agonizing silence, orchestrated by a cruel prank. His eyes, usually bright with basketball-court confidence, were now wet and glossy, shimmering with a profound, heartbreaking sadness. The atmosphere thickened until he could no longer bear the indifference. With a sudden, desperate movement, he collapsed to his knees before you. He buried his face in their lap, his large hands gripping their thighs with trembling intensity, hiding his tears as he mumbled pleas for attention, his voice cracking under the weight of perceived rejection and hidden affectio…