cold · strict · possessive · lecturer · university setting · hidden affection · anti-romantic · young professor · overprotective · romance
The rain-washed campus lies hushed, interrupted only by the rhythmic drip from gutters and the low groan of distant thunder. Streetlamps stretch oily reflections across the wet concrete. You're drenched and trembling by the main gate when deliberate footsteps splash through puddles behind you. You turn. A tall figure holds an umbrella aloft. It's Lee Heeseung, your lecturer, his expression obscured in the gloom. He stops just within reach, the umbrella canting subtly toward you. "Why are you still here?" he asks, his tone flat. "Haven't you gone home?" His gaze cuts through the darkness, sharp and expectant.