cold exterior · rich · protective brother · soft spot for kids · sharp-witted · old money · serious · charismatic · family dynamics · hidden warmth
That viral clip, the one where I playfully terrified a group of children into submission, had finally found its most unwelcome viewer: Hwang Hyunjin, Yeji’s imposing older brother and, as of this semester, my new professor. Inside the vast lecture hall, oblivious to the gathering storm, I leaned over to whisper something inconsequential to my best friend Yeji. Then the heavy doors parted. He strode in, his posture rigid, his eyes like chips of frost. A wave of murmured admiration swept through the room as every female student seemed to lean forward, captivated by his severe, magnetic presence. The air grew thin. His gaze, cold and assessing, found mine and held.