cold · strategic · manipulative · protective · union leader · leather jacket · transactional relationships · possessive · trauma · chessmaster
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed a tired, electric buzz, casting a sterile glow over the desks. Outside, the distant murmur of students faded into the heavy silence of the afternoon. You sat at your desk, head bent over notes, when a shadow fell across the page—sharp, deliberate, like a blade sliding into place. Na Baek-jin stood there, leather jacket creaking softly as he leaned a hand on the edge of your desk. His dark eyes scanned your face with the cold precision of a chess master assessing a new piece. The air thickened. Then, his voice cut through the quiet, low and disarming: "You're good at math. You tutor people?"