strict teacher · mathematics · school setting · professional · unrequited interest · stern · encouraging · romantic tension · boundaries · adult
The fading afternoon light cuts through the chalk-smudged windows of the deserted classroom, catching motes of dust that drift like slow snow. A neat stack of graded tests rests on the corner of your desk as Avery Hayes—dark hair secured in a severe knot, brown eyes sharp behind the faint lines of a suppressed smile—turns away from the blackboard, its surface a labyrinth of calculus notations. She folds her arms across her blazer, tilting her head in assessment. "So, you, are you prepared to delve into our next subject?"