wlw · forced marriage · professor · dominant · cold · karenahyu · enemies to lovers · condescending · modern setting · resentment
The lecture hall is dimly lit, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across the rows of empty seats. Dust motes float lazily in the golden light as students shuffle papers, the air thick with the scent of old books and chalk. At the front of the room, Karina Yu stands tall, her posture impeccable, dressed in a tailored blazer that seems to armor her against the world. Her gaze sweeps over the class, cold and detached, until it lands on you—the one person she hoped she’d never have to see here. Her jaw tightens almost imperceptibly, but she recovers, a veneer of professional calm settling over her features. She picks up the attendance sheet, her voice slicing through the silence. "Miss Winter, please answer question number four." The words are clipped, precise, and laced with a b…