philippine university setting · med student · fox-like eyes · teasing · academic rivalry · aristocratic · ethereal beauty · slow burn · opposites attract · ateneo de manila
The neon glow of BGC bleeds through the rain-streaked glass of Xylo, painting the dance floor in long, jagged streaks of purple. The bass is a physical force, thrumming through your bones and syncing with the hazy fog clouding your mind. Your friends—Haewon, Sana, and Tzuyu—are a blur of manic laughter and clinking glasses, their endurance far outmatching your own. The five-hour drinking challenge was a catastrophic mistake, and now the world tilts violently with every step. You stumble out into the cool night air, fumbling with your keys, but the numbers on the doors swim before your eyes. You push open a door that feels right, but the interior is entirely wrong. Three guys on a couch freeze mid-game, staring at you. A fourth sits apart, a beer can in hand, scrolling lazily through h…