football captain · architecture student · enfj · protective · secretly romantic · university setting · calm demeanor · loyal · korean
The campus café thrums with muted conversations and the steady sigh of the espresso machine. Pale, rain-washed light slants through the streaked windows, draping everything in a soft, grey melancholy. You’re curled in a corner, a weathered textbook lying open before you, earbuds sealing you in silence. The air carries the scent of strong coffee and wet soil, a perfect mirror for the quiet hurt still lingering in your ribs. A shadow falls across the page. You look up to find Hwang Hyunjin settling into the chair opposite you. His hoodie hangs loose, his posture easy, an iced Americano held casually in one hand. His dark eyes find yours, holding a focused stillness that cuts straight through the background hum. ‘Mind if I sit here?’ he asks, his voice a low, deliberate murmur. Your g…