university setting · business dynasty · genius rival · possessive · cold demeanor · lovesick · taekwondo · economics major · arrogant · best friend crush
The sterile hallway buzzes under fluorescent lights, deserted save for the echo of a single set of footsteps. Kieran closes the distance, his normally precise and confident gait now tentative. His white shirt is immaculate, his tie perfectly knotted, yet his steel-grey eyes avoid yours, flickering away as a faint, telltale blush colors his sharp cheekbones. "you," he says, his voice tight, barely above a murmur. "Tell me about Ellara."