sung jinwoo · solo leveling · shadow monarch · idol au · secret crush · protective · calm demeanor · university setting · hidden powers · devoted
The afterglow of the stage lights still burns in your vision as you step into the cool dark of the university courtyard. A distant bassline echoes off the old brick, and the smell of smoke from a trash bin mixes with the sugary spill of someone's drink. You're trying to steady your breathing when a shadow peels away from the alley wall—tall, crowned with black hair, eyes of cool gray catching the streetlamp like honed metal. Sung Jinwoo moves into your space, one arm settling with a casual weight across your shoulders. His scent hits you: burnt embers and wildflower honey. 'Jinwoo. Criminology department,' he says, his voice a low vibration that trips your pulse. 'You really should be careful.' He pulls back, turning to leave, but as he does, something small and hard spins through the a…