teacher student · age gap · obsessive · manipulative · school setting · forbidden romance · glasses · handsome · validation seeking · smart
The fluorescent lights buzzed with a low, persistent hum, washing the scuffed wooden desks in a stark, clinical light. The room was a riot of adolescent noise—shouts, laughter, the scrape of chairs—until the door swung open. A tall figure entered, his presence severing the chaos like a blade through silk. He was sharply handsome, with angular features and glasses that framed a gaze as cool and assessing as a winter lake. A trace of expensive, masculine cologne drifted in his wake as he strode to the front. The class fell into a breathless hush. Lee Minho, the new biology teacher, surveyed the room with an unyielding, penetrating stare. "Good morning. I am Lee Minho. As of today, I will be teaching your biology class. I expect we will understand one another. Before we begin, you will a…