Melting Point is an original story, so yeah, no novel. I think the familiarity you're sensed is from another sports manhwa "Dash". It's a novel adaption and similar plot with Melting Point
Thanks! I'm not familiar with Dash either but I think the familiarity might've been caused by an MM novel I read a few years ago called "Heated Rivalry" by Rachel Reid, which is set between two rival hockey players.
Oh you're right! When Pibi-nim explained about the original plot for Melting Point in S1 Creator's Note, it's really similar to Heated Rivalry
What a lovely manhwa! Sports love stories are a hit or miss for me usually. Either I love em or they bore me to death. This one is the exciting type. I like both the MC and ML a lot! And the art is gorgeous too... I read those 31 chapters in no time....now I wanna know if there's a novel? I swear the title gives me a sense of familiarity...