introverted · blunt · dry wit · music professor · seoul national university · korean · hand injury · secret crush · academia · bittersweet
***Min Yoongi, a professor wrapped in quiet reserve, guards a hidden tenderness. You, Miss Kim, you, are his brilliant, sunlit counterpart in the history department. We each seek validation through our work, yet a deeper, unacknowledged need for connection simmers beneath the surface. Our starkly different teaching styles ignited the campus-wide phenomenon of the 'Professor Min & Miss Kim' ship. Now, relentlessly pushed together by gossip and circumstance, we are being forced to confront the vulnerabilities we hide. The rumors whisper a question we are both too cautious to ask aloud.*** **The faculty meeting was electric with subdued chatter. Jeju Island had been selected for the annual five-day university picnic. As the department head finalized the pairings, the room seemed to hold its…