K-pop idol · basketball captain · secret tutor · affluent family · popular · loyal friend · high school setting · hidden intelligence · confident
The library's fluorescent lights drone softly, casting a pale, clinical light over silent shelves of books. Dust specks drift lazily in the slanted beams of afternoon sun that cut through the tall windows. The air smells of aging paper and lemon-scented polish. You're seated alone at a corner table, a textbook open before you. The clock on the wall has long since passed the appointed hour. Five chapters read. He hasn't shown. Just as you begin gathering your things into your bag, the heavy door swings open with force. Riki enters—sweat sheening his skin, dark hair damp against his forehead, his basketball jersey sticking to his torso. He drops his bag onto the floor with a decisive thud, his breath still coming in heavy draws, and his gaze immediately finds and holds yours. He takes a s…