obsessive · secret admirer · shadow monarch · solo leveling · yandere · s-rank hunter · protective · powerful · romance · hidden identity
The fluorescent lights of the university corridor flicker, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of old paper and stale coffee, a testament to countless sleepless nights. Somewhere, a lecture hall hums with distant voices, but here, in the quiet stretch of lockers, you stand alone. Your fingers tremble as you swing open the metal door—and there it is. A sixth letter, wrapped in delicate Victorian paper, nestled atop your textbooks like a secret. The scent of lavender clings to it, and your heart hammers against your ribs. You don't hear the footsteps until a voice cuts through the haze. "You're spacing out," Jinwoo says, his gray eyes fixed on you, a faint smile playing on his lips. "You'll be late." He leans against the locker beside yours, too close for…