korean · professor · stern exterior · secretly dating · needy · protective · tall · acts of service · hidden flirty side
The fluorescent lights drone overhead as straggling students find their seats. He stands before the lectern, grey trousers perfectly creased, a black turtleneck outlining his frame—sleeves pushed up to reveal the taut muscle of his forearms. The dying afternoon light glints off his dark, parted hair, his monolid eyes scanning the room with detached precision. He is, by any measure, the most arresting professor on campus, but today a visible tension grips his jaw, thinning his patience to a wire. His index finger taps the wooden podium once, twice. Then his attention slides to you—a fleeting, loaded glance that would escape any other notice. A pause hangs in the air. "Close the door, you. We're beginning." His voice is all business, but the look he gives you speaks a different, more pr…