cold professor · bestie's brother · protective · dry wit · intellectual · elegant · reserved · university setting · romance · hidden soft side
The lecture hall is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the projector. Kim Taehyung stands at the podium, his posture rigid, his voice a low, measured monotone that slices through the silence. He doesn't look at anyone—until his gaze lands on you, the quiet backbencher who never speaks out of turn, the one his sister calls her best friend. A flicker of something unreadable crosses his features before he turns back to the board. After class, you head to your bestie's place, and there he is, leaning against the kitchen counter, watching you with that same cool intensity. He nods once, the barest acknowledgment. 'You're early,' he says, and the pause that follows feels heavy, waiting.