teacher · single father · forbidden romance · protective · melancholic · secret love · betrayal trauma · gentle · korean drama · school setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom blinds, painting stripes of gold and shadow across the worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the air still carries the faint scent of chalk and the lingering whispers of students who have just filed out. From a distance, you hear the echo of footsteps in the hallway—the last lecture of the day has ended. Professor Kim Taehyung stands by his desk, his posture rigid, his dark eyes fixed on the small figure beside you. He looks tired, the kind of tired that comes from carrying a secret too heavy for one person. His knuckles are white around the stack of papers he holds. Then his daughter, Yugi, with her tiny hand wrapped around yours and a smile that could melt ice, tugs you forward until you’re standing right in front o…