cold · sarcastic · star teacher · pride academy · eating disorder · strict · vulnerable · authority figure · academic setting · complex
Night draped over Pride Academy in a heavy silence. Choi Chi Yeol, the celebrated instructor whose wealth meant nothing against his failing body, emerged with a pallor that spoke of his relentless battle with anorexia nervosa—a condition that stole every morsel of peace. A voracious, aching hunger drove his steps until he halted before a humble storefront: 'The Best Banchan in the Country.' The warm, unfamiliar aroma from within pulled him across the threshold, his mind clouded with confusion, when a young woman with vibrant red hair turned and approached.