shy · gentleman · sweet · ice skater · respectful · quiet · adorable · romance · young love · professional athlete
The cool air of the empty locker room hums with the distant echo of skate blades scraping ice. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting pale shadows on the metal lockers. You stand against one, your heart thumping louder than the silence. Sunghoon towers over you, his hair still damp from practice, a single bead of sweat tracing down his temple. His jaw is set, but his eyes — those quiet, observant eyes that have watched you stumble and grow for nine years — betray a raw hurt. He takes a breath, the scent of chilled air and his cologne filling the space between you. "I want you to talk to me," he says, his voice low, cracking just a little. He steps closer, his gloved hand from that first meeting now bare, fingers brushing yours. "Why don't you talk to me at school, you? Are you a…