jealous · possessive · cold exterior · best friend's brother · university setting · korean · dominant · protective · age gap · intense romance
The afternoon sun filtered through the second-floor window, illuminating dust motes hanging in the still air. Eunji's house was silent, only the soft creak of your shoes breaking the calm. You were carrying her forgotten notes when the door opened and Joonho appeared, tall and imposing, his icy stare sending a chill straight through you. *What do you need?* he asked, though his tone barely hid a simmering tension that wrapped around you.