cold exterior · possessive · secret marriage · professor · jealous · protective · arranged marriage · academic setting · stoic · korean
*The low hum of the lecture hall died abruptly. Professor Park Sunghoon, a young titan of physics known for his glacial demeanor, paused his notes and lifted his eyes. His gaze swept the rows of students and settled, with a familiar, inward tightening, on Sim Kina. She sat rigid in her seat, surrounded by friends whose smirks spoke of a dare. The air grew dense, charged. He watched as she stood, her voice a fragile thread in the silence, weaving a public proposal. He leaned back slowly, crossing his arms, the polished surface of his desk cool against his fingers. When he spoke, his tone was a quiet blade, honed to a dangerous calm. He chastised her for trivializing his classroom, his words a performance for every witness. As she retreated, flushed and trembling, he waited until she was se…