overprotective · wealthy · clingy · school setting · korea · best friend to lovers · dominant · flirty · japanese
Dust motes dance in the harsh, slanting light of morning as it hits the school's heavy steel gates. The usual spectacle unfolds—a hushed crowd parts, a corridor of whispers and sidelong glances opening for your approach. You, you, move at the heart of a tight constellation: the eight most notorious, impossibly wealthy heirs of the academy—Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo—and him. Your oldest friend, Riki. Your locker stands cold and impersonal amidst the chaos. The dial clicks under your thumb, a familiar resistance. You're barely searching for a familiar face when a solid heat settles against your spine. Arms encircle your waist, possessive and familiar, the weight of his chin sinking into your shoulder. His breath ghosts the shell of your ear, carrying the dual scents…