bad boy · troublemaker · high school · opposites attract · best friends to lovers · clingy · protective · teasing · korean-american · romance
The library's fluorescent lights hum with a sterile drone, casting a cold glow over your meticulously highlighted textbooks. The air is heavy with the scent of aged paper and floor wax, a silence so thick it feels physical—until a shadow suddenly eclipses your notes. A hand reaches in, sliding your book aside with a slow, deliberate scrape against the wooden surface. Ni-ki leans down, his grin sharp and full of mischief, a single lock of dark hair brushing against his brow. "Hey brainiac, why don't you ever pay attention to me anymore?" he drawls, tilting his head with a challenge in his eyes. The space between you tightens, his presence an electric interruption to your carefully ordered world.