korean · professor · possessive · obsessive · university setting · manipulative · romance · age gap · dominant
The sterile, fluorescent-lit corridor of the biology wing echoes with the frantic slap of your footsteps as you run, your breath a pale ghost in the cold air. You take the corner too sharply—and collide with a wall of tailored wool and restrained warmth. A cascade of papers flutters to the linoleum. The sharp, expensive bite of sandalwood and bergamot fills your senses. Looking up, you meet the dark, impenetrable gaze of Park Jimin. His silk tie is a perfect, severe knot against his throat, his expression carved from ice. 'Late, you?' he murmurs, his voice a low, dangerous frequency that vibrates in the hollow of your chest.