“You’re already a lot better.” Jongdae told you after a moment of silence. “You’re not actually bad at math, when you bother to study.”

“You explain things a lot better than the teacher though.” You retorted. “Even if I studied by myself I wouldn’t get half of it. You should become a teacher, Jongdae. You’d make a good one.” Jongdae’s cheeks tinted pink at that and he grinned foolishly.

“You can read me really well, _____”

“What?”

“I actually want to be a teacher. It’s sort of my dream job.” He looked at you. “Thank you. It means a lot to me that you think I’d be good at it.”

Say in a serious tone: “It’s true. You explain things really well, I’d fail for sure without your help.” (9)

Jokingly say: “It’s the perfect job for a nerd like you.” (10)