Steal the ball, not my heart!
pairing â k-drama! go hyuntak (gotak) x short! gn! reader
synopsis â you usually just watch them play, but suddenly youâre a part of their two-versus-two basketball game with your crush, go hyuntak playing against you.
warnings â minimal swearing
genre â fluff, shy bbs, the eunjang squad (except for gotak ofc) knows whatâs up ;)
word count â 1.4k+ words
note: i was once in this situation with a guy i used to like a few months back, it felt like a y/n n kdrama moment fr :00 and i am super fortunate that hyuntak also loves basketball JQNSKANBJE. so i decided, why not make it to a fic with one of my favorite characters?! not proofread TT but here it is, enjoyy, loves! đ
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You were never really the athletic type.
Yeah, you could run a few miles, throw a punch when you want to fight back, hell, you can even do a cartwheel if you genuinely tried.
But you much preferred watching at the sidelinesâcheering and celebrating instead of being in the court.
And that is what youâre doing right now, acting like a cheerleader for your friends as they play basketball at the school court.
You giggled at Sieun, who was fighting for his life trying to shoot the ball just for it to bounce off the rim of the hoop. He looked utterly lost when the three other boys shared a laugh with you, at the same time teasing him.
âNobody blocked. You threw an air ball!â Baku exclaimed in between laughs.
âSieun, itâs okay! Iâm sure you can calculate the next one.â You encouraged him cheekily. Sieun gave you a look of disappointment before he walked over to you.
âI already told them I donât play. Theyâre so annoying.â He mumbled and sat down near you, accepting the bottle of water you were offering him. âDonât mind them, they just enjoy teasing you.â You responded while Baku went up to you both.
âOkay, okay! Substitute.â Baku quickly said, making a change player gesture that a referee would do. â(Name)! Youâll be my teammate.â He boasted, looking at you with a big grin.
He knew what you were going to say next.
âOh hell no, Baku!â â called it.
Baku waved it off, grabbing your hand, âCâmon! You know how to play, just grab and shoot!â He whined when you attempted to get out of his grip.
News flash: it didnât work. It felt like you were getting sucked into a black hole.
âCorrection: I watch you thatâs why I know how. I canât even throw that high!â You reasoned while he still dragged you towards the court. But you were stubborn.
First is that youâve never played basketball in your entire life.
Second of all, you can possibly and most likely would embarrass yourself in front of your year-long crush: Go Hyuntak.
You fear youâd transfer to another school if he ever sees you trip over your own feet or throw the ball accidentally at your teammateâs head.
No, nevermind. You would probably move to the other side of the world. Yeah, thatâs better. Were you overreacting? Yes, you were.
While you and Baku bickered back and forth, Gotakâs voice caught your attention, locking eyes with him.
âJust for one game?â Gotak asked softly, his eyes hopeful.
You stopped moving and contemplated, biting the inner part of your cheek.
Ugh, curse those damn eyes.
âOkay, fine. But donât expect me to be good, alright?â You sighed as Baku yelled out a victory cry, screaming, âGood job, Gotak!â
You rolled your eyes at the loud basketball captain, unable to notice the beaming smile Gotak had on while he looked at you.
Soon, your silly basketball game startedâit was you and Baku against Gotak and Juntae.
For the most part, it was just Gotak and Baku showing off their skills to one another while Juntae kept getting points, you on the other hand, just kept following the ball and passing it to your teammate (you seriously avoided to hold it longer).
Then, Baku called for you, giving you the chance to shoot when he bounced the ball towards you. You laughed, deciding to give it a try, dribbling the ball to make it count.
Just as you were about to raise your arms, a tall figure stood in front of you, blocking your way. âOi, Gotak! Let them shoot!â Baku told him.
Gotak grinned at you and placed his hands on his knees, leaning closer to you, âWhat are you going to do about it?â He teased. He knew you were going to complain about his height. It was adorable watching you pout. âNo fair, Gotak!â
Suddenly, an idea popped in your mind.
And you were willing to try it.
âBaku, catch!â You quickly say, throwing it back to the said player behind you and immediately turning around to face a surprised Gotak.
You smirked and placed your hands on his eyes, blocking his line of sight as he tried to look over you. You giggled as you did so, watching the ball smoothly fall into the ring.
âWoo! Well played, (Name)!â Baku celebrated then pointed at you, âKeep doing that. Itâs working.â He winks at you while you snorted.
You realized that your hands were still on Gotakâs face when you felt the light touches of his fingertips on your hands.
You gasp quietly and retracted your hands almost a bit too fast, feeling the heat come up to your face when you looked at him, âThatâs cheating.â He stated in an amused tone, standing up properly.
The first thing you did was stick your tongue out, âNo, Iâm not!â You defended, âItâs the only way weâre gonna win.â
Gotak couldnât resist putting a hand on your head, ruffling your hair slightly, âIâm not going to lose to you.â He said with a lighthearted smile.
You two stared for a moment, but got cut off when Juntae commented, âHey, my teammate is distracted!â The boy in glasses cackled when you and Gotak looked away with red cheeks.
So the game continuedâwith you and Baku gaining a 4-point lead because you were determined to preoccupy Gotak by continuously keeping his eyes covered.
He just let you, moving closer and closer to you so you can reach his face.
When you had the ball in your hands, ready to shoot, Gotak appeared in front of you again with a daring smile. Instead of backing down, you grinned at him and jumped lightly to throw it over his head.
You couldnât even tell if the ball went in because you had thrown yourself off balanceâyou held Gotakâs shoulders tightly as his hands moved to your waist to keep you from falling.
If you knew you sucked even at jumping, then you couldâve started exercising a bit more, you thought deeply.
However you realize how close you and Gotak were, he asked if you were okay as you removed yourself from his arms. Bummer.
âYeah, yep, no worries.â You responded calmly, but deep down, no, you werenât calm.
You were actually squealing and kicking your feet.
The sound of your name made you look at Baku, who was running over to you to give you a high-five. âWe won, (Name). We won!â The two of you jumped around like kids that won free candy.
âAnd because of that, Gotakie will buy us drinks!â Baku declared confidently.
Gotak smacked him at the back of his head. âYou idiot, I didnât say anything.â He intervened.
You watched them, happy and contented. You thought youâd never get to experience playing a sport. But with them? You know you had thought wrong. You enjoyed it.
Gotak noticed and nudged you, tilting his head. He looked handsome doing it, it was your favorite habit that he would do.
âWhatâs wrong?â Gotak asked, moving beside you. You shook your head and looked up at him.
âNothing, just happy.â You smiled at him warmly, âThank you for telling me to join you guys.â
He felt butterflies in his stomach, ears going red. He never saw you smile like that. It was something he immediately kept in mindâhe wanted to see that more often.
In a flustered state, he meekly responded, âItâs nothingâanything for you.â He rambled out, scratching the back of his neck.
âLovebirds, are we getting those drinks or nah?â Baku shouted, you two jumped and saw them already at the stairs. Sieun tried to hide a small smile while Juntae kept giggling at the both of you.
âShut up, you monkey!â Gotak yelled back, clearing his throat as he gestured you to walk first, following you when you did.
When Baku saw you already close, he wrapped an arm around you, a serious look on his face. You were about to question it but he beat you to talking, whispering in your ear. âJuntae took pictures of you and your boyfriend. Donât worry, I told him to send it to you right away.â
He grinned while you smacked him, âYou littleâheâs not myââ
âYouâll thank me one day~â Baku said in a singsong voice, letting you go before you smack him again.
You swore you almost did message Baku when Juntae sent you six pictures of you and Gotak that night.
You secretly put your favorite one on a private folder.
The next day, you choked on your drink the moment you saw that same picture on Gotakâs lock screen.