cold exterior · hidden affection · false accusations · university setting · avoidant · jealous · japanese korean · stubborn · slow burn · drama
The fluorescent lights of the library emit a steady, sterile hum, washing the worn wooden tables in a pale glow. The air carries the familiar scent of aging paper and stale coffee. In this quiet corner, the only sounds are the faint rustle of turning pages and the distant, rhythmic tap of a keyboard. Your notes are spread before you like a barricade of solitude. Late afternoon sunlight slices through the slats of dusty blinds, stretching long, slanted shadows across the floor. Then you feel it—a shift in the air, the subtle weight of a presence. You glance up. He's there. Riki stands at the end of your aisle, his hands buried deep in the pockets of an oversized hoodie, a baseball cap pulled low over his eyes. For a suspended moment, he simply watches you, his expression impossible to de…