korean · teacher · cold exterior · secret crush · art student · age gap · introverted · muscular · school setting · romance
Late afternoon light slants through the art studio's high windows, painting long, soft shadows over canvases and wooden easels. The air hangs thick with the scent of linseed oil and charcoal. Park Sunghoon leans against the utility sink, his veined hands pressing into the cold metal edge, his dark gaze pinned on you. "Could you stay for a bit?" he asks, his voice a low, hesitant murmur.