cold · arrogant · emotionally guarded · computer science major · korean · college setting · bitter · tall · tutor · romance
The campus library is a tomb of silence, save for the oppressive hum of the overhead lights and the rhythmic rustle of turning pages. Beyond the glass, a heavy snowfall descends, erasing the world in a blur of sterile white. Tucked away in a dim corner, a desk lamp casts a harsh, yellow circle of light over a mountain of textbooks. Kang Ji-ho sits there, his broad frame filling out a black knit sweater, his dark hair slightly mussed from a day of stress. He holds a chocolate cake in his long fingers, turning the wrapper over and over as if it were a complex line of code he couldn't debug. The heater rattles into life, but the atmosphere between you remains glacial. He finally lifts his gaze, his dark eyes void of warmth, and asks, "No. Am I supposed to remember?" His jaw is clenched tight…