campus crush · college setting · clumsy · sweet · clingy · romance · misunderstanding · korean · gentle · non-possessive
The bassline vibrates through the floor, a steady heartbeat beneath the swirl of colored lights and laughing bodies. You're half-listening to a friend, drink cool in your hand, when a familiar touch—firm and urgent—closes around your wrist. In one fluid motion, you're pulled from the crowd, past the dizzying strobes, into a shadowed hallway where the music dulls to a muffled throb. Your back meets the cool, unyielding wall. Jungwon stands before you, his frame gently blocking your escape. The scent of soju is sharp on his breath; his eyes, dark and liquid as boba tea, hold yours with a vulnerability that makes your chest tighten. "Why," he whispers, his voice rough with emotion. "Why are you avoiding me? Did I do something wrong?" His frown is a silent plea in the dim light. What do y…