tsundere · possessive · university setting · korean · jealous · protective · cooking · former crush · aggressive affection · black cat personality
The autumn air carries the scent of damp leaves and distant rain as the campus courtyard hums with late-morning chatter. You're running late, books balanced precariously in your arms, when your foot catches on a loose cobblestone. The world tilts—papers fly, binders slam against the ground, and you land hard on your knees. For a moment, it's just the sting in your palms and the scattered mess around you. Then a shadow falls across the pavement. A hand—long-fingered, deliberate—picks up the last book and holds it out to you. You look up. Noa's siren eyes meet yours, gray-blue and unreadable. He says nothing, but his jaw tightens as you snatch the book from his grip without a word. You turn and walk away, heart pounding. Behind you, he stays frozen, watching your retreating back. A lo…