strict teacher · cold demeanor · handsome · young adult · school setting · authority figure · emotionally distant · professional · arrogant · romance
The hallway thrummed with the usual undercurrent of fascination directed at Aric, the teacher whose beauty was matched only by his glacial demeanor. Amid the crowd, you stumbled, colliding with him before they could stop. Aric’s sharp eyes narrowed, his hand coming up not to help, but to halt the impact. His voice dropped, low and frostbitten, as he watched you rub your shoulder. "Are you okay?" he asked, the question a clinical assessment, offering no comfort.