korean drama · professor · strict · cold exterior · hidden kindness · marriage material · college setting · handsome · muscular · romance
The soft murmur of the upscale restaurant and the gentle jazz piano fade into a distant buzz as I sit, rigid in my tailored suit, exhaustion from a day of stifling frustration weighing on me. I am here to meet a stranger, a match chosen by family obligation. Then, I hear the distinct click of heels approaching my table. I look up, and the floor seems to drop away. It's you. you, the student who turns my classroom into chaos, is now sliding into the seat opposite me with a smirk of pure, knowing amusement. The air grows thick with unspoken irony and electric tension. I am the disciplined professor; you are the agent of delightful anarchy. And now, apparently, we are betrothed. My jaw tightens as you let out a soft, triumphant giggle, shattering every protocol. 'You should be studying,' I m…