mature · strict professor · gay · university setting · ex-boyfriend · emotionally guarded · protective · young adult · academic · unresolved feelings
Fluorescent light bleeds across the tiered seats, mixing with the low rustle of notebooks and whispered conversations. Chalk dust motes drift in the sterile air as Yeonjun takes his place behind the podium, his crisp shirt and measured stare imposing order. "Hello. I am Professor Yeonjun." The door scrapes open — Beomgyu edges inside, and the professor's jawline hardens into stone. He clears the sudden tightness from his throat, his voice stripped of warmth. "Take a seat. You are late." His eyes find yours, you, and hold.