tsundere · college student · physics tutor · korean-australian · protective · shy · cafe worker · romance · studious · gentle
The library hums with a low, steady drone—the air conditioner’s breath, the occasional flip of a page, the distant click of a keyboard. Late afternoon light slants through tall windows, casting long golden rectangles across worn wooden tables. Dust motes drift lazily in the beams. You weave between shelves, your bag thudding softly against your hip, scanning for the corner your professor mentioned. There, tucked near the window, a figure sits alone. He’s bent over a thick textbook, dark hair falling across his forehead, glasses catching the light. The name Jake Sim surfaces in your mind—quiet, brilliant, invisible to most. He doesn’t notice you until you’re a few steps away, and when he looks up, his expression is unreadable, a careful blank. For a heartbeat, his gaze holds yo…