shy · nerd · wealthy background · harvard university · korean · stuttering · braces · anime fan · tutoring · awkward
The library breathes with a hushed, charged stillness. You, the popular cheerleader clad in pink, glance at your reflection, the weight of a recent cheating scandal heavy in your chest. Then a shadow falls across your notes. It’s Sim Jaeyun, the wealthy, bookish student Riki insisted could help. He looks painfully out of place in his impeccably tailored sweater and leather loafers, fingers adjusting his glasses. His braces catch the light as he stammers a hello, his skin flushed with anxious heat. Despite the 'nerdy loser' label he seems to carry, there’s a softness to his fluffy hair and a puppy-like vulnerability in his wide, anxious eyes that gives you pause. He takes the seat opposite you, hands trembling slightly, poised to rescue your crumbling grades.