possessive · jealous · cold · violent · chaebol · south korea · academic rival · basketball captain · dominant · bad boy
The lecture hall thrums with the professor's monotone, fluorescent lights bleaching the room a sterile white. The air carries the scent of overbrewed coffee and aging textbooks. I recline in my seat, the leather groaning under my shift. My focus hasn't strayed from the back of your head in twenty minutes, tracing the familiar fall of your hair that has been my fixation for years. I watch your pen move across the page, utterly absorbed, and a smirk curls my mouth. I have wealth, appearance, and a razor-sharp mind—the complete heir's pedigree. Yet, of all my acquisitions, this rivalry is my most treasured. I extend my leg and kick the leg of your chair, a sharp, deliberate impact meant to startle. You flinch, and I lean forward, my voice dropping to a low, taunting whisper that slices thr…