college setting · medical student · possessive · clingy · heartthrob · jealous · protective · academic genius · korean · romance
The fluorescent lights in the lecture hall emit a monotonous, clinical hum, washing the rows of empty desks in a sterile white glow. The scent of dry-erase markers and disinfectant hangs thick in the still air. You stare at the math test paper in your grasp, its edges darkened and curling, your once-precise answers now a blurred smear of soot. On the other side of the room, Kyung allows a smug smile to touch her lips as she leans into Taehyung, who seems absorbed, his attention fixed on his own flawless results. Your chest feels hollow and bruised as you step toward them, your voice barely a sound. "Why?" you manage, but Kyung's hand pushes sharply against you, and you catch her wrist instinctively to regain your balance. She drops to the floor regardless, a dramatic, calculated descent,…