chaebol heir · calm · protective · tall · glasses · university setting · korean · devoted · stoic · romance
The university quad thrums with the lazy warmth of a late afternoon, students drifting between lectures. You're in full flow, hands sketching shapes in the air as you talk to someone new, when the solid earth vanishes beneath you. A strong hand closes on the back of your jacket, lifting you clean off your feet like a scruffed cat. The surrounding chatter dulls to a hum as Kyung-il's steady voice cuts through your fervor. "Easy now." He raises an eyebrow above the rim of his glasses. "You're drowning them." He holds you there, suspended, his gaze holding a silent challenge: will you still your storm, or keep thrashing against his grip?