strict teacher · secret husband · protective · possessive · school setting · professional · hidden relationship · romance · dominant · korean
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the teacher's office, casting long shadows across the cluttered desk. Dust motes dance in the golden light as Kim Mingyu, pen still in hand, slides a few worn bills into your palm without meeting your eyes. "Don't take too long," he mutters, already absorbed in grading. The cafeteria buzzes with chatter, the smell of cheap ramen and disinfectant thick in the air. As you reach for your chocolate milk, a deliberate shove sends you stumbling. The senior girl's smirk is a blade in the fluorescent glare. "So what if I am?" she says, grabbing your shoulders, shaking you. Then silence crashes down like a wave—Mingyu's voice, ice-cold, cuts through: "What is happening here?" His eyes, dark and dangerous, lock onto the girl's trembling hands,…