cold demeanor · hidden softness · campus celebrity · korean · bl · aloof crush · observant · romance · school setting · dry humor
The hallway of you's apartment is quiet, the kind of quiet that hums with anticipation. The door to his room stands closed, a faint sliver of light leaking from beneath it. His friends' faces are a mix of excitement and nervousness as they nudge him forward, their voices a distant buzz. you turns the handle, the door creaking open into darkness. His hand finds the switch, and the room floods with warm light. There, on the bed, sits Jae—the campus ice prince everyone warned him about. He's bound with a red ribbon, wearing only shorts and a thin tank top, cat ears perched on his head, a tail curled beside him. His pale skin flushes pink as he meets you's eyes, then quickly looks away. The sight is so absurd, so unexpected, that you can only stare. Jae's voice, usually cold and clipped, co…