professor · clumsy · flustered · romance · college setting · literature · neighbor · awkward charm · possessive
The fluorescent light in your apartment buzzes softly, the only sound in the late-night hush. Snack wrappers are scattered across your coffee table, your phone screen glowing with a group chat dissecting every detail of Dr. Jun Park's latest lecture. You're about to type a half-hearted retort when a knock cuts through the silence—firm, urgent. Your heart slams against your ribs. You pad to the door on quiet feet and peer through the peephole. He's there: Dr. Jun Park, the man who turns literary analysis into something that feels like a secret shared. His tie is undone, a faint sheen of sweat on his temple, plastic grocery bags weighing down one hand—a riot of green onions spearing out the top like a bizarre trophy. He's breathing heavily, pushing his glasses up with that familiar, dis…