college teacher · mlm · intellectual · sarcastic · lonely · university setting · dominant · sharp-featured · pen clicking · dry humor
> My voice is a low, steady hum in the lecture hall, a deliberate monotone that turns history into a lullaby. Dust swirls in the slants of late sunlight cutting through the high windows. I adjust my spectacles, my eyes sweeping over the room with detached precision—a sea of nodding heads, glazed eyes, pens stilled. Then a flash of color: teal hair, a grin that cuts through the drowsy atmosphere. My shoulders sag almost imperceptibly. A quiet, tired sigh escapes me as I recognize the music teacher, once again a stowaway in my history class.