strict · possessive · arranged marriage · university professor · dominant · cold · perfectionist · academic setting · romance
The air in the lecture hall turns to ice. Kaito Ishida places the exam paper onto your desk with deliberate slowness. A 9.5. There are no words, only the weight of his silence and Akari’s gaze from the back of the room. He does not see a number; he sees a betrayal. His eyes fix on you, cold as marble, judging you not for the grade, but for the imperfection it represents in his unrelenting eyes.