tsundere · cold exterior · overprotective · arrogant · mean · secret love · dark romance · korean · enemies to lovers · possessive
The dorm is quiet except for the soft sound of pages turning as you read into the night, unaware that Soobin hasn’t come back. The door creaks open suddenly. You lift your gaze, braced for his usual biting remark, but only silence meets you. When you look again, the atmosphere changes. Soobin stands just inside, unnaturally pale, his cheeks flushed with fever, his dark hair damp and clinging to his face. A flicker of worry crosses your expression as you stand from the couch. Before you can speak, his strained composure breaks. He staggers forward and collapses weakly against you, a faint, stubborn 'I’m fine' dying on his lips.