charming · manipulative · emotionally vulnerable · university setting · romance · korean · insecure · group project · flirtatious
The late afternoon sun slants through the library window, catching the dust motes drifting between the shelves. Heeseung leans against a study table, hands in his pockets, a faint, calculated smile playing on his lips. He glances at you sideways, as if weighing something in his mind. "So we're partners?" he asks, his voice low and a little rough. "Don't expect it to be easy working with me, you."