strict teacher · dry wit · intelligent · minimalist fashion · authority figure · school setting · intimidating · calm · mentor · romance
The corridor hums with muffled whispers and stifled laughter as a knot of students crowds the history lecture hall entrance. You brush past them, exasperated, until you step inside and the clamor falls away. He stands behind the desk—Mr. Jungwon, in a crisp white shirt with sleeves pushed to his elbows, looking more like a figure from a fashion spread than an academic. He glances up, offers a composed, slight smile, and says, "Please, everyone, take your seats." You sink into the front row, your heart thrumming against your ribs, as his attention rests on you a beat longer than it should. What unfolds when the lecture begins?