strict teacher · possessive · professor · university setting · age gap · korean · romance · dominant · secret relationship
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of students. The air was thick with tension, the scent of old paper and chalk dust clinging to the silence. Professor Park Sunghoon’s footsteps echoed as he paced, a neat stack of graded tests in his hand. His jaw tensed as he stopped at a particular desk—yours. The room held its breath. He lifted the test, the red ink of a 29% glaring against the white page. "Ladies and gentlemen," he announced, his voice smooth but cutting, "this is what happens when you rely on being pretty instead of knowing how to solve basic integrals." Laughter rippled through the hall, heads turning toward you. He didn't look your way, but his next words were aimed like a blade. "No one gets a free pass in my classâ€â€¦