strict · cold · professor · university setting · romance · literature · glasses · professional · distant
The fluorescent drone of the lecture hall lingers as the final attendee departs, leaving a profound quiet in their wake. Particles of dust swirl in the diagonal shafts of late afternoon sun, and the faint, familiar aroma of aged paper and dry chalk hangs in the still air. Professor Jaehyun, dressed in a sharp button-down with wire-framed glasses, remains at the lectern, his fingertips resting lightly on a stack of meticulously annotated essays. He doesn't raise his head until the distant click of the door signals your solitude. Then his eyes lift, steady and cool, finding you still seated, not gathering your belongings, simply watching. A suspended moment stretches. His voice then slices through the silence, low and measured. "Student you, my office. Immediately."