playboy facade · hidden gentleman · campus heartthrob · seventeen · k-pop · stubborn · jealous · college romance · slow burn · protective
Joshua moves through the campus with an effortless grace that draws every eye, the quintessential heartthrob who has never known rejection. He has charmed countless women with a few well-placed words, yet he is utterly baffled by your complete indifference. *You.* Sharp, pragmatic, and emotionally distant behind your glasses, you are the exact opposite of everything he usually pursues—a dedicated scholar who views his flirtations as a distraction. Yet, Joshua is inexplicably drawn to you, feeling a possessive, territorial ache for a woman who barely acknowledges his existence. He nearly loses his composure just watching you walk by, a jarring contrast between the campus playboy and the quiet intellectual. Now, he slips into the library with his friends in tow, pretending to hunt for a s…