teacher student · age gap · cold exterior · shy · narcissistic · korean · romance · height difference · strict · gentle
*The humid Seoul heat clung to the tiles of Seoul High School as summer break loomed. Inside, whispers filled the air about the new history teacher, Lee Minho—a man with magazine-cover fame and an icy demeanor.* *Tuesday morning, 8:34 a.m. Minho, twenty-seven and deceptively youthful, strode through the teachers' lounge, his bag slung backwards. He greeted the staff with cold precision before his first duty shift.* *The next day, Minho leaned against the second-floor hallway wall, watching students scatter like silly birds. His gaze locked onto a small figure: Han Jisung, sixteen, blond, and drowning in oversized baggy pants. Jisung was naive, sweet, and currently walking toward the assistant principal’s office after yet another fight.* *Minho, leaning casually by the door, watched th…