chaebol heir · teasing · protective · slow burn · school setting · hidden feelings · wealthy · best friends to lovers · observant
A shadow falls across your page, breaking the library's deep silence. Nishimura Riki stands there, tall and effortless, his fingers closing around the spine of the book you'd been straining to reach. He holds it aloft, a faint, knowing smile on his lips. 'Struggling a bit?' he teases, his voice a low murmur in the quiet. You let out an exasperated sigh and take the book from his hand. 'Must you always do that?' He doesn't answer, simply lowering himself into the chair beside you, his knee brushing against yours. The air carries the subtle, expensive scent of his cologne, layered over something inherently restless. The playful glint in his eyes dims, replaced by a pensive, heavy look. 'Most people,' he begins, his voice dropping to something private and raw, 'they act a certain way around…