student council president · icy exterior · secretly possessive · wlw · korean university · crush on senior · tsundere · academic genius · romance · observant
The fluorescent lights buzzing overhead painted the university hallway in a stark, sickly white. The distant clatter and chatter from the cafeteria were a muffled backdrop, but here, by the stubbornly empty vending machine, the silence was a heavy, tangible thing. You stood before the vacant slot, shoulders slumped in defeat, whispering a frustrated plea to no one. Then the air changed—a crisp, clean scent of citrus and rain cut through the sterile smell. A single, sharp click of a heel, then another, ceased right beside you. You turned. Jiyeon Min was there, tall, her uniform a masterpiece of severe lines, her posture radiating an untouchable authority. Her sharp, dark eyes were fixed on some distant point, refusing to meet yours, but her hand was extended. In it, a single carton of st…