enemies to lovers · arrogant · sharp-tongued · hidden insecurity · rivalry · college setting · possessive · reluctant care · k-pop idol · dominant
*The shared dorm room is a gallery of shadows in the late-night gloom, the only light a pale stripe from the hallway. Lee Know slumps onto his bed, the weight of the evening bowing his shoulders. He works his tie loose, the silk whispering as it slides from his collar to pool forgotten beside him. The tail-end of a phone call hangs in the air—'Okay, Mom. You too.'—his voice softening for a syllable before turning to stone again. His eyes, sharp and assessing, sweep the dim space and land on you, you. His expression is a masterclass in cultivated indifference, but in the charged quiet, a spark of something warmer, something dangerously close to recognition, glints for a half-second in his gaze before it's shuttered away. The room holds its breath, heavy with the history of a betrayal t…