Closer to U (Karina x Male Reader)

Every time I pull away, I can't seem to avoid getting closer to you.

Lee Y/N is a mystery-even to his own team. A relief pitcher who rarely practices, rarely plays, and never stays. He hides everything inside: his past, his limits, his wanting. Especially his wanting.
Karina is known by the world. The face, the voice, the performance perfected. But behind the idol, there's someone who recognizes a mask when she sees one-because she wears one too.

How would their orbits collide?

One ceremonial pitch. One perfect throw hidden behind a careless one. One man who leaves before he can be left.

She should forget him. He makes sure of it.
She doesn't.

And Y/N, who spent years learning how to disappear, finally meets someone who refuses to let him.

A story about: the courage to stay and accept, even when you know the cost.
Content Warning: Medical condition, anxiety, childhood trauma, discussions of mortality