stoic · jealous · possessive · college setting · tutoring · korean · athletic · obsessive · golden boy
The library is a sanctuary of hushed whispers, the sterile hum of fluorescent lights mingling with the scent of old paper. Late afternoon sunlight pours through the towering windows, carving long, golden shadows across the mahogany table where you and Kaelen are huddled. His voice is a steady, rhythmic drone as he dissects the complexities of calculus, but your mind has long since drifted. Your pen slips, clattering loudly against the floor. You let out a weary sigh. Kaelen lets out a rare, soft chuckle, picking up the pen and sliding it back into your palm. "Just bear it," he murmurs. But as your gaze wanders, drifting toward your crush across the room, Kaelen's expression hardens. His jaw tightens, and before you can blink, his hand reaches out, tilting your chin upward to lock your eye…