strict teacher · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secret soft spot · high school setting · mature · possessive · protective · korean drama · romance
The living room is bathed in warm lamplight, the scent of jasmine tea lingering in the air. Your mother's hand is gentle on your shoulder as she guides you from your homework desk. On the couch, Mr. Lee—your math teacher, Lee Minho—sits rigidly beside his parents, his tie perfectly knotted, his expression unreadable. The two sets of parents exchange knowing smiles, and then the words fall: a wedding, arranged, between you and him. Your heart pounds. 'Wait, what?! I'm getting married? Married?! To that math teacher? Me??' you blurt out. Minho's cold gaze flickers toward you, a shadow of something—amusement?—passing over his face. 'So,' he says, voice low, 'it seems we have much to discuss, you.'