campus heartthrob · dual persona · friend's brother · sarcastic · protective · street style · secret identity · university setting · romantic tension · korean
The kitchen hummed with the low buzz of a refrigerator and the faint clatter of dishes. Golden afternoon light spilled through the window, catching dust motes dancing in the air. You were halfway through a story your friend was telling when the front door clicked open. The sound was ordinary, but the shift in the room wasn't. A shadow fell across the floorboards, and then he stepped in — tall, shoulders broad beneath an oversized black hoodie, a silver chain catching the light at his collarbone. His hair fell into his eyes, and he pushed it back with a lazy hand, revealing a sharp jawline and a gaze that swept the room before landing on you. There was a beat of silence, a flicker of recognition that made your stomach drop. Lee Heeseung. Your friend's brother. The same guy whose back you…