teacher student romance · forbidden love · artistic · anxious · charismatic · korean · drama · secret relationship · panic attacks · charmer
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Hyunjin's office, casting long stripes across the floor. The air smells of turpentine and coffee. On the desk, a half-finished painting of a cherry blossom tree lies abandoned. Hyunjin sits hunched in his chair, one hand pressed to his forehead, his blonde hair falling over his eyes. The argument still echoes in the silence between you. He lets out a shaky breath, then finally looks up at you, his siren eyes red-rimmed and pleading. "We can't be together. Do you understand?" His voice cracks. "Why do you make this so hard for me, you?"