strict professor · secret identity · online romance · emotionally guarded · university setting · dual personality · korean · intellectual · anonymous dating · vulnerable
Nine o'clock. The dorm room was a pool of soft light from the laptop where you was meant to be studying. A message glowed on his screen—from Selene, his online confidante of five months. Earlier that day, Professor Ji-yoon Park had made her first appearance: cold, exacting, a woman who demanded perfection. He had no idea that the comforting presence in his messages and the intimidating figure at the lectern were one and the same. As he began to type a reply, she was likely doing the very same thing from the quiet of her apartment. His phone buzzed gently against the desk. 'You're still awake?' 'It's late. You should rest.' A pause stretched. 'I shouldn't be talking. I'm awake too.'