chapter 1
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> The dorm room door creaked open slowly. It was almost 12:40 a.m.
Daniell walked in quietly, phone still in hand — filled with photos of Aadayan.
> He shut the door behind him. The room was dark, save for Tabby’s desk lamp casting a dim, soft glow.
> “I need to rethink everything. If Aadayan’s alive… who hid him? Why didn’t I know—”
> His steps halted.
> Right in the middle of the room, Tabby was sprawled on the floor like she’d fallen from the sky.
> Hoodie half-slipped, one leg propped on a pillow, hand clutching an empty water bottle. Her mouth slightly open.
> Daniell raised an eyebrow.
> “Seriously… there’s a bed. And you still chose the floor?”
He set his phone down, crouched beside her.
> “Were you waiting for me to come back so badly that even the floor became a mattress?” he muttered quietly.
> Daniell lightly tapped Tabby’s cheek. “Oi… wake up. Get on the bed—”
> SUDDENLY—
Tabby kneed him in the face.
> “WAGYUUUUU... with mashed potato!!”
Daniell stumbled back.
> “OI! YOU’RE BITING ME NOW?!” he whisper-yelled when Tabby chomped on his hand mid-sleep, still mumbling,
“…don’t forget the gravy…”
> Daniell was stunned.
> “I just found out my little brother’s alive… and now I’m getting beat up because of wagyu,” he sighed.
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🛏️ And Yet, With Love…
> Carefully, Daniell slid an arm under her and lifted her gently.
> “Heavy like a damn boulder,” he whispered. But still, he carried her with ease.
He laid her on the bed, pulled the blanket up to her shoulders.
> Tabby mumbled softly, clutching her pillow, a small smile appearing on her lips.
> Daniell sat at the edge of the bed, eyes fixed on her peaceful face.
> “You don’t know the weight I carry…”
> “...but you’re the only reason I still remember how to smile.”
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> Morning light slipped in through the half-open curtains. Birds chirped outside the window—interrupted by a groggy voice.
> “Ughh… why does my back feel like I got run over by a forklift?”
Tabby slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes—her hair looked like it had just sparred with a tsunami.
She looked around. Then down.
She was on the bed. Soft blanket. Scented pillow.
Tabby: “HUH?!”
She immediately turned to Daniell, who was sitting at the study desk, sipping coffee with the face of someone who had been through worse.
> “How did I end up on the bed?! Dani?? Who carried me?!”
> Daniell looked at her calmly, eyes still half-asleep.
“Santa Claus.”
> “DON’T JOKE. I slept on the floor last night. No way I sleepwalked up here!”
Daniell exhaled slowly and set his cup down.
“You slept on the floor, kicked me in the face, bit my hand, mumbled about wagyu... and yeah. I carried you.”
> Tabby froze.
Her eyes widened. Her cheeks turned red.
“You… carried me???”
Daniell shrugged. “Heavy like the sins of someone who skips zakat. But whatever.”
> Tabby threw a pillow. “DANI YOU PERVERT!”
> Daniell caught the pillow with no expression.
“That’s just facts.”
> Tabby dove under the blanket.
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Chapter 1.8: Fried Rice, Wolf Cut & Getting Full Off That Stare
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> “TABBY! Get up. I cooked.”
Tabby opened her eyes and staggered to the kitchen like a zombie. But the moment she caught a whiff of that legendary seafood fried rice, she snapped back to life.
> “OH MY GOD, AM I DREAMING? Dani, you cooked??! For me???”
> Daniell stood at the stove, wearing a half-loose black shirt and slacks — his hair fell over his forehead, freshly cut in a sharp wolf style.
He looked like a mafia heir who just stepped off a Ducati.
Tabby hadn’t noticed it earlier when she was half-asleep, but now—with morning light streaming through the window,
—DANI LOOKED LIKE A K-DRAMA CHARACTER… HOLDING A GLOCK.
> Tabby plopped down at the table.
Daniell placed a plate of seafood fried rice in front of her — fat squid rings, king prawns, a soft egg on top of fluffy rice.
“Special fried rice. Your favorite.”
“My beloved Dani… if I die right now, I’d die happy,” Tabby said before stuffing her face with zero shame.
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> In the middle of scarfing down her breakfast, she suddenly noticed—
“WAIT… hold up…”
She looked at Daniell.
That hair…
“You cut your hair??! W
“I bit you?? Seriously???”
Daniell raised hisLeft
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> “TABBY! Get up. I cooked.”
Tabby opened her eyes and staggered to the kitchen like a zombie. But the moment she caught a whiff of that legendary seafood fried rice, she snapped back to life.
> “OH MY GOD, AM I DREAMING? Dani, you cooked??! For me???”
> Daniell stood at the stove, wearing a half-loose black shirt and slacks — his hair fell over his forehead, freshly cut in a sharp wolf style.
He looked like a mafia heir who just stepped off a Ducati.
Tabby hadn’t noticed it earlier when she was half-asleep, but now—with morning light streaming through the window,
—DANI LOOKED LIKE A K-DRAMA CHARACTER… HOLDING A GLOCK.
> Tabby plopped down at the table.
Daniell placed a plate of seafood fried rice in front of her — fat squid rings, king prawns, a soft egg on top of fluffy rice.
“Special fried rice. Your favorite.”
“My beloved Dani… if I die right now, I’d die happy,” Tabby said before stuffing her face with zero shame.
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> In the middle of scarfing down her breakfast, she suddenly noticed—
“WAIT… hold up…”
She looked at Daniell.
That hair…
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Chapter 1.9: Faculty, Whispers & The Man Who Snatched Hearts
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> The faculty campus was bustling that morning — new students were taking selfies, lining up at notice boards, and scrambling to find their lecture halls.
Daniell and Tabby entered with a steady, confident walk.
Their presence? Unmissable.
> With her usual playful charm, Tabby suddenly hooked her arm through Daniell’s.
"Let’s enter like a K-drama couple. You stay quiet — I’ll be the background music," she said with a mischievous grin.
> Daniell shook his head slowly…
But didn’t pull away.
He let her cling.
> Everyone they passed began whispering.
> "Are they a couple?"
> "He’s so good-looking… but kinda scary."
> "That girl’s so lucky..."
> Tabby just smiled as they walked. She didn’t flinch — she owned the moment.
As they reached the corridor junction, Tabby stopped a senior girl holding an iPad.
> "Hi! Sorry to bother you — could you tell us where the Business Department lecture hall is?"
> The senior turned… and her eyes landed straight on Daniell.
She blinked, then smiled shyly, cheeks tinged pink.
> "Oh… Business class is in Block B, second floor. Go straight, turn right. But uh…"
She glanced at Daniell, then at Tabby.
> "Is he your boyfriend? He’s really handsome. You two look perfect together."
> Tabby was just about to laugh, maybe say something cheeky—
BUT—
Daniell gave a soft smile. Calm, confident.
> "Thank you," he said,
And then gently pulled Tabby forward before she could answer.
> Tabby looked back, blinking.
> "Wait— I didn’t get to reply… hello?!"
> Daniell didn’t even glance back.
> "Walk faster. Don’t wanna be late.
And anyway... you do suit me. Right?"
> Tabby choked on air.
> "ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK OR WHAT?!"
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