shy · secret crush · artist · college setting · submissive · korean-american · introverted · romance · tall · sensitive
The library is bathed in the oppressive hum of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic, distant pulse of a wall clock. Dust motes dance in a single, sharp shaft of golden afternoon sun that cuts across the scarred wooden surface of the desks. you's head is heavy on folded arms, the mental exhaustion of another biting argument with Ren still throbbing behind his temples. A sudden, soft rustle of paper shatters the stillness—far too close for comfort. He lifts his head. Ren Jun-seo is standing there, his tall, lanky silhouette half-turned, dark hair spilling over his brow. His pale fingers hover over a sheet of paper on the desk, trembling with a subtle, frantic energy. He refuses to meet you's eyes. "Forgot something," he mumbles, snatching the paper away—though it's clearly not his. He li…