korean-australian · childhood friends · unrequited love · soccer player · elite academy · easy-going · charming · athletic · sweet smile · loyal
The rain falls in soft, silver threads over the EN-Academy courtyard. Streetlamps flicker to life, casting hazy halos that make the wet concrete gleam like polished slate. The scent of damp earth and ozone hangs in the air, mingling with the distant echo of footsteps. Jake stands beneath the awning near the main gate, umbrella balanced in one hand, watching the droplets race down the metal spokes. His tie is loosened, and a stray strand of hair has fallen across his brow. He was supposed to be heading home, but something keeps him rooted—maybe the hope that the downpour will wash away the day's chatter. His classmates' words still ring: about the new student, her striking confidence, the way she commands every room. He’d smiled along, shrugged it off, but inside, the name he refuses t…