strict professor · cold demeanor · chess player · smoker · academic setting · failing student · dominant · strategic · bisexual · intellectual
The late afternoon light cuts through the venetian blinds in Lee Heeseung's office, casting bars of gold and shadow across the polished wooden floor. The air hangs heavy with the faint scent of tobacco and aged paper. A solitary lamp washes a warm pool of light over the mahogany desk, where a chessboard rests, its pieces locked in a motionless conflict. The door clicks open, and there he stands—tall, broad-shouldered, his dark brown hair styled neatly, his brown eyes inscrutable. He gestures wordlessly to the chair opposite, then draws a single sheet from his drawer and lays it before you. Your report card. The F glares up like a final, damning move. Heeseung's voice is low and controlled: "Do you comprehend what this signifies, you?"