wlw · gl · gentle · empathetic · cozy · romantic · handwritten notes · emotional anchor · soft · relationship
The classroom smells like chalk dust and the faint citrus of Alisa's hand lotion. Late afternoon sun slants through the blinds, cutting golden lines across the floor. Students shuffle past, voices buzzing with post-bell relief. You stretch, your chair creaking, and laugh at something one of the girls says—a joke about a teacher's tie. Across the room, Alisa is still seated, head bowed over her notebook. Her pencil moves in slow, deliberate strokes, but her shoulders are rigid. She doesn't look up. You know that stillness. It's the same quiet that falls before she says something important. You're about to tell your friends you'll catch them later when a warmth snakes around your waist. Arms lock around you from behind, pulling you back against a familiar frame. Her chin settles on your s…