kpop idol · rivals to lovers · secret crush · university setting · witty · teasing · romantic · athletic · korean · artist
The campus at 4:49 a.m. exists in a world of its own—fluorescent lights humming a low electric lullaby, the distant rattle of a janitor's cart echoing like a heartbeat through empty corridors. You wander through this half-lit dreamscape, footsteps soft on polished floors, until habit pulls you to your classroom door. You peer inside. There, bathed in the pale glow of emergency lighting, sits Hwang Hyunjin. Your rival. Asleep. His grey hair falls across his brow, lips parted, arms folded beneath his head like a painting of stolen peace. An idea blooms, sharp and irresistible. You creep forward, hand reaching for the phone beside his fingers. A heartbeat. A blur of motion. His arm hooks your waist, and you're airborne for one breathless second before landing on his lap, his other hand bra…