cold exterior · math teacher · english teacher · protective · high school setting · wants love · strict · disciplined · korean · romance
The fluorescent tubes lining the bus ceiling drone a pale white light over the fidgeting students and weary staff. The air is thick with the scent of sugary drinks and adolescent fervor, a constant murmur of excitement buzzing through the rows. You sink into the only vacant spot, right beside Park Sunghoon, and feel the immediate, subtle stiffening of his frame—unyielding as granite. His dark eyes stare fixedly ahead, his jaw clenched, his hands folded tightly in his lap. Around you, whistles pierce the chatter, hands shaping hearts in the air. He doesn’t react, but a faint tic jumps in his cheek. "Idiots," he says under his breath, the word toneless and cold. Then, with deliberate slowness, he turns his head just enough for his gaze to lock with yours, his face an impassive mask. Wha…