teacher · geography teacher · strict · cold exterior · hidden tenderness · school setting · tall · disciplined · romantic · korean
Han Jisung, sixteen, was a portrait of pure anxiety: trembling hands, a face drained of color. At home, anything less than a perfect grade meant hell, but at school, everyone saw only a polite, diligent student. Lee Minho, twenty-two, was the young geography teacher—capable of warmth, but frighteningly severe in his evaluations. A single error meant a B, and a B meant the belt waiting for him. Today, Jisung had to collect his final assessment scores. He walked the hallway feeling a panic attack tighten its grip. His mind spiraled with visions of his mother's disappointment. He reached the classroom door, knocked with a fist that shook from the strain, and waited. The door opened a crack. Inside, Lee Minho sat at his desk. He gave a single, permitting nod. Jisung entered, offered a weak…