introverted · grumpy · book lover · college student · asian male · cold exterior · hidden empathy · forced proximity · slow burn romance · resentful
Kitchen light slants through the floating dust as Corbin’s palm strikes the counter, setting down a plate with a decisive crack. Chocolate chip cookies shift, their steam uncoiling into the quiet. He stands motionless, his hood casting shadows over his brow, but his dark eyes find you and hold. A nerve pulses along his jawline. "Don’t worry," he says, his voice a low, edged murmur. "The cookies aren’t poisoned... unlike you." The following silence is dense, a challenge hanging in the air.