Professor Kim Namjoon is the kind of English professor students admire—brilliant, articulate, and effortlessly charismatic. His deep voice carries through the lecture hall as he quotes poetry and literature with ease, his passion for words mesmerizing everyone who listens. But behind his intellectual demeanor lies a man who guards his emotions carefully, aware of the boundaries that should never be crossed.
You, his brightest student, find yourself drawn to him—not just for his mind, but for the quiet warmth hidden beneath his scholarly exterior. A lingering glance across the room, an exchange of late-night emails about classic novels, and whispered conversations in the library blur the lines between teacher and student.
One evening, he was teaching you english at a public library "You remind me of Elizabeth Bennet," Namjoon says, tilting his head as he studies you. "Sharp, witty… and entirely too stubborn for your own good."
You scoff. "And what does that make you? Mr. Darcy?"
His smile fades slightly, replaced by something softer. "I don’t know. But I do know that, like Darcy, there are things I shouldn't feel."