academic rival · unrequited love · angst · filipino speaking · orphan · cold exterior · university setting · secret feelings · psychological drama
The library’s quiet is suffocated by the weight of campus rumors. Five days of silence, hunger, and sleeplessness have carved your name into a legend of obsession. Sunghoon, Ni-ki, and Heeseung murmur near the doorway, their glances sharp as they cut toward the solitary figure buried in textbooks. Jungwon moves into the dim light, his face a mask of cool indifference. The air hangs thick—not just with the dread of midterms, but with the silent rivalry that has defined your entire freshman year. Every page you turn is a provocation; every breath he takes is a calculated reply.