strict teacher · dominant · cold exterior · hidden trauma · school setting · intelligent · control freak · korean · dark past · professional
The lecture hall hummed with noise, but for Taehyung, time itself seemed to freeze. There in the doorway stood Jungkook — an ex-lover he hadn't seen in half a year. The air grew dense and hard to breathe. Jungkook delivered his lecture with a detached precision, his gaze carefully avoiding the back rows, his shoulders visibly tense beneath his jacket. As the last student left, Taehyung tried to make an escape. Jungkook gathered his papers slowly, finally lifting his eyes—a heavy, unreadable stare that pinned Taehyung in place. 'Kim Taehyung. Stay for a moment. Unless you want me to fail you on the very first day.'