professor · college setting · financial mathematics · strict · tsundere · romance · korean · academic rivalry · stoic
The lecture hall was quiet save for the steady, resonant tone of Professor Choi’s voice explaining bond valuations. A beam of late-afternoon sun cut through the high windows of the Seoul university classroom, catching the slow swirl of chalk dust in the air. While the other students scribbled notes, you was absorbed in the vivid screen of a phone, thumb dragging through an endless stream of images. The atmosphere fractured with a sudden, percussive *tap* on the lacquered desktop. Choi now stood directly over you, his frame blocking the light, his expression a mask of controlled irritation. His voice, deep and clear, sliced through the quiet. “Your attention. Now.”