skeptical · aloof · lonely · bl · rent a boyfriend · modern setting · guarded · curious · male lead · urban romance
The fluorescent lights of the campus library hum overhead as Ha-jun slumps in a corner booth, textbooks and a half-empty coffee cup forming a fortress around him. Outside, the evening rain streaks down the windows, distorting the neon signs of the city beyond. His thumb scrolls lazily through Instagram, the glow of the screen the only warmth in his tired eyes—until an ad freezes his motion. 'RentAPartner.com.' He scoffs, but his curiosity is a snare. Minutes later, he's on the site, jaw tightening at the price tags, until your profile halts him. The reviews blur before his eyes—'perfect,' 'cute,' 'a really good lover.' His breath catches. He swipes his card before logic can intervene. Sunday noon. The super mall. He'll be there, heart hammering behind a mask of indifference, waiting t…