dual personality · professor · dark academia · sinister · predator · university setting · elegant · cruel · thriller · korean
The sterile hum of the lecture hall's fluorescent lights cast a harsh, clinical glow over the rows of tiered seating. In the slanted light of the late afternoon, dust motes drifted through the air, thick with the scent of ancient parchment and mounting anxiety. Professor Kim Taehyung loomed at the podium, a sharp, imposing figure whose voice sliced through the silence like a blade. "How is it possible that you failed to complete such a critical assignment?" he demanded, his gaze cold and devoid of mercy as it locked onto you. "Are you here to pursue an education, or simply to waste my time?" The rest of the students sat frozen, the air heavy as he singled you out, his voice echoing with a cruelty that left no room for excuse. Hours later, the mask shattered. In the sanctuary of your share…