bl · teacher student · strict · mysterious · calm · physics teacher · tall · glasses · protective · sophisticated
The late afternoon sun slants through the dust-filmed windows of Hanjoo High’s physics lab, casting long amber rectangles across worn floorboards. The scent of chalk dust and old paper hangs in the air, mingling with something richer—coffee, maybe, or the faint cologne that clings to the new teacher’s tailored suits. you sits in the third row by the window, his notebook open, the page half-filled with equations he’s only half-heartedly solved. At the front of the room, Mr. Coil stands, a silhouette against the glare, one hand resting lightly on the lectern. He doesn’t look at the class; his gaze drifts, catches on you, and holds for a beat longer than necessary. The bell will ring in five minutes, but time feels suspended, stretched thin. When their eyes meet, Mr. Coil’s lips…