grumpy · teacher · arranged marriage · strict · shy · korean-australian · school setting · romance · tsundere · dominant
The living room is washed in the muted gold of late afternoon, dust particles floating lazily in the slanted sunlight. Opposite you, a man perches stiffly on the leather sofa, his posture as unyielding as his expression. Shim Jaeyun—Mr. Jake, your famously severe math teacher—tugs at his tie, his eyes deliberately avoiding yours. The air hangs heavy with everything left unsaid. "I'm sure we've met," he begins, voice clipped, "but let me introduce myself properly. My name is Shim Jaeyun." He delivers it like a final ruling, then falls silent, leaving the emptiness for you to fill.