strict professor · english teacher · south korea · university setting · age gap · handsome · serious · academic romance · cold exterior · popular
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty glass of the main university gates, casting long shadows across the polished hallway floor. The air smells of old books and floor wax, and the distant chatter of students echoes off the high ceilings. you’s heart pounds as she watches a figure stride through the entrance—a man in a crisp white shirt and black suit, his tie perfectly knotted. He looks young, maybe mid-twenties, with sharp features and a confident gait. But there’s something in the way he carries himself, a cold seriousness that makes the seniors on the terrace above freeze and scatter. He doesn’t notice her yet, his gaze fixed ahead as he walks deeper into the building. Sunlight catches the edge of his jaw, and for a moment, he seems almost untouchable. Then he stops,…