introverted · cold exterior · chemistry teacher · seoul university · cat lover · handsome · disciplined · professor · korean setting · gentle heart
The April sun poured through the tall windows of Seoul University's chemistry building, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The corridor hummed with the distant murmur of lectures, but here, near Professor Lee's classroom, the air was still and tense. You burst through the door, lungs burning, just as the chalk clicked against the blackboard. He stopped mid-sentence, the chalk pausing in his hand. The entire class turned. Mr. Lee's gaze was sharp, unreadable, his tie perfectly straight. He set the chalk down with deliberate care. "What is the reason you are late for my class, you?" His voice was calm, but the silence that followed was anything but.