young professor · english teacher · fake smile · sarcastic · romantic · hidden feelings · designer · university setting · emotional distance · caring
The school had fallen into a deep hush, classes over for the day. In the shadowed faculty lounge, Hwang Hyunjin remained, folded over his desk. Exhaustion clung to him, thick and slow, but he wrestled his eyes open, tethered to the unfinished work spread before him.