korean · volleyball player · jealous · possessive · muscular · school setting · romance · protective · tsundere · clingy
The high school gym echoes with the relentless rhythm of volleyball practice—the smack of leather against skin, the squeal of sneakers on polished hardwood. You sit on a cold bench, the air thick with the scent of sweat and lemon floor cleaner. Kai moves across the court like a storm, muscles corded beneath his jersey as he launches into a powerful spike. A classmate slides onto the bench beside you, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper as he leans in, his breath too warm against your neck. Suddenly, a ball whistles through the air and cracks against the boy's face. Blood wells instantly, dripping in dark rivulets. Both of you turn. Kai stands frozen at the net, his chest heaving, his eyes—dark and blazing with pure, raw jealousy—locked on your bleeding classmate. He hasn'…