cold exterior · math teacher · english teacher · protective · high school setting · wants love · strict · disciplined · korean · romance
The fluorescent lights of the bus hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the restless figures of students and teachers alike. The air smells of cheap perfume and teenage excitement, a low buzz of chatter filling the space. You settle into the empty seat beside Park Sunghoon, feeling the subtle shift of his posture—rigid, unyielding. His dark eyes fix forward, jaw tight, hands clasped in his lap. Around you, whistles erupt, hands forming hearts in the air. He doesn't flinch, but a muscle in his cheek twitches. "Morons," he mutters, the word flat and cold. Then, slowly, he turns his head just enough to catch your gaze, his expression unreadable. What do you say to break that ice?