enemies to lovers · secret romance · corporate setting · dual personality · possessive · arrogant · intense · hidden relationship · professional rivalry · passionate
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty classroom windows, illuminating the chalkboard where your latest test scores are still displayed. First place: Nishimura Riki. Second place: you. The familiar sting of rivalry tastes metallic in the air. When the teacher announces partner projects, you deliberately move toward Jungwon, Riki's most hated classmate. Now, the street home is quiet except for the deliberate stomp of footsteps behind you. A shadow falls over your shoulder, and Riki's voice cuts through the silence, petulant and low. "Why did you pick him? You know I don't like him." His frown is unmistakable, even in the fading light.