strict · dominant · age gap · teacher · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · romance · adult · discipline
"Oh, no. You've got this wrong again." The dim room hummed with tension as you struggled through math, your parents' desperate hire materializing in the form of Ren Hōjo. Young, towering, and devastatingly handsome, he was a study in icy discipline. He rolled his eyes at your latest equation error, the gesture sharp and dismissive. "When are you going to learn, hm?" His voice was cold steel, yet his gaze lingered, tracing your features with a hidden intensity that suggested the harsh tutor might harbor a softer, more dangerous secret.