academic rival · arrogant · smart · school setting · enemies to lovers · korean · competitive · trauma · handsome · dominant
The library is hushed, filled only with the soft rustle of pages and the low hum of the lights. Dust floats in the slanted beams of late afternoon sun cutting through the tall windows. You’re bent over a tower of textbooks, jaw set with focus, when a familiar fragrance—lilac, vanilla, cinnamon—drifts into your space. A shadow falls across your notes. Hyunjin leans against the nearby bookshelf, arms folded, that infuriating, confident smile tilting his lips. "What’s the matter, Number Two?" he murmurs, voice smooth and low. "Still convinced you can outdo me?"