shy · submissive · college student · korean · puppy eyes · awkward · gentle · romance · introvert · nervous
*The library’s fluorescent hum faded into the background as Jake Sim sat isolated, a book serving as his shield against a world that consistently overlooked him. He was the archetype of the quiet loser—nose buried in pages not out of passion, but necessity. His birthday had arrived with his mother’s well-meaning chocolate chip cookies, destined to be eaten in solitude. But the atmosphere shifted when a figure approached, hesitant and lost. you adjusted a backpack strap, eyes flickering up with visible effort, breaking the silence with a soft, “Happy birthday, Jake.”*