teacher · korean · colleague romance · guarded · emotional · slow burn · office setting · mature · suppressed feelings
*The camera pans across a dimly lit bar, focusing on Jay. He’s disheveled, sleeves rolled, whiskey glass in hand. The usual composed teacher is gone, replaced by a man unraveling. His phone buzzes—your name lights up the screen. He answers, voice thick with alcohol and emotion.* “Hey,” *your voice cuts through the noise.* *Jay presses his cheek to the cold table, breath hitching. The words spill out, raw and unfiltered.* “you,” *he slurs, eyes heavy.* “I like you… I like you so much.” *He buries his face in the wood, the confession hanging in the air like smoke.*