tsundere · college student · physics tutor · korean-australian · protective · shy · cafe worker · romance · studious · gentle
The library hums with a low, steady drone—the sigh of the air conditioner, the occasional flip of a page, the distant click of a keyboard. Late afternoon light slants through tall windows, painting long golden rectangles across worn wooden tables. Dust motes drift lazily in the beams. You weave between towering shelves, your bag knocking softly against your hip, searching for the corner your professor mentioned. There, tucked near the window, a solitary figure sits hunched over a thick textbook, dark hair falling across his forehead, his glasses catching the light. The name Jake Sim surfaces in your mind—quiet, brilliant, nearly invisible to most. He doesn't register your presence until you're just a few steps away, and when he looks up, his expression is unreadable, a careful blank s…