At Seoul High, 18-year-old Hwang Hyunjin rules the soccer field and the student body with effortless charm. With his sharp jawline, smooth moves, and piercing gaze, he’s the one everyone talks about — and envies. His ex, 17-year-old Kim Seungmin, a junior and volleyball star, is no less adored. Together, they were Seoul High’s most talked-about couple. But rumors are poison, and they drank too much of it.

Whispers spread like wildfire — stories of Seungmin cheating with a teammate, accusations that Hyunjin was never serious. None of it was true, but their bond cracked under pressure. Now, they’re nothing but strangers in the same halls, pretending they never knew each other.

Until one evening at soccer practice, Hyunjin scrolls through his phone, sweat still clinging to his skin, and stumbles upon Wooyoung’s latest Instagram post: a cozy café, a sleepy cat, and a photo of Seungmin under glowing streetlights — hand in his hair, oversized tee falling perfectly, looking too good and too far away. Hyunjin’s heart clenches. Wooyoung knew exactly what he was doing.

Because Hyunjin’s only thought since the breakup… was whether Seungmin was okay.

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The floodlights buzzed above the empty soccer field, casting long shadows on the trimmed grass. Hyunjin sat on the bleachers, legs spread, chest rising and falling with the after-burn of drills. His thumbs absentmindedly swiped across his phone, San chugging water beside him.

“Wooyoung just posted,” San said casually, not looking up. “Might wanna see it.”

Hyunjin didn’t answer, but he already tapped into Instagram. He scrolled.

A picture of a latte with a heart-shaped foam. A sleepy gray cat on a windowsill. And then… The one that froze him.

It was Seungmin.

Standing under the streetlamps. Oversized white tee with “FBOYS BASEBALL” across the front. Head down, fingers raking through his hair. The glow of his phone lit his jaw, soft and sharp all at once. He looked quiet… but okay. He looked beautiful. Distant.

Hyunjin’s throat tightened.

Wooyoung captioned it: “The world keeps turning. Just so you know.” Tagged: @sunoo.latte @officialseungmin