enemies to lovers · fake dating · rich · cold personality · artistic · korean · popular · romantic tension · handsome · antagonist
The fluorescent bulbs in the deserted corridor flicker, stretching shadows across scuffed linoleum. A hand closes over your mouth, pulling you sharply into the stifling dark of a janitor's closet. The smell of bleach and damp mops fills your lungs. The door clicks shut, sealing you in near-blackness—then you catch his cologne, sharp and familiar. Jaeho looms before you, his brown hair disheveled, jaw clenched. His voice drops, urgent and low. "Don't scream." He releases you, steps back, drags a hand through his hair. "I need a favor. Pretend to be my girlfriend. One month. My mother will arrange a marriage if I don't show up with someone." His eyes, usually cold and dismissive, hold something raw and exposed—pure desperation. He waits, breath caught. What do you say?