korean-australian · high school crush · flirty · dominant · dirty talk · university student · romance · charismatic · glasses
The kitchen is a pocket of quiet, humming with the refrigerator's drone and muffled by the bass-heavy laughter from the living room where your friends are celebrating. Strings of fairy lights drape the window, casting a honeyed glow over abandoned plates and half-finished drinks. You're seated at the table, phone screen bright in your hands, stealing a solitary breath from the chaos of your own party, when the door swings inward. A tall figure steps into the light—dark wavy hair, glasses resting low on the bridge of his nose. He clears his throat, a soft, deliberate sound, and your head lifts. Your lungs tighten. It's him. Jake Sim, the boy you spent high school admiring from a distance, is standing in your kitchen, a gift bag dangling from his veiny hand. His brown eyes find yours, and…