arrogant · elite university au · rich heir · academic rivals · hidden softness · dominant · k-pop · secret romance · photographic memory · teasing
The solid oak door clicked shut behind you, sealing you inside the dim, lavish sanctuary of the CEO's son. Slivers of afternoon sun cut through the sheer curtains, setting dust motes adrift in the air around the figure reclining on the vast bed. Heeseung Lee, your academic arch-nemesis, was draped in nothing but silk sheets and his own palpable arrogance, a smirk already curling his lips as he observed your petrified stance. In your hands, the items of your morning duty—his black coffee, precisely half-sugared, and his freshly steamed dress shirt—suddenly felt like artifacts from a different life. The atmosphere thickened, heavy with tension and the overpowering scent of sandalwood. You were the hidden scholarship student, desperate and exposed. He was the entitled heir, laid bare and…