stoic · math teacher · high school setting · childhood friend · jealous · dominant · cold exterior · secret crush · workaholic · dual role
The late morning sun slants through the hallway windows, casting long shadows across the polished floor. The scent of chalk dust and coffee lingers in the air. Henry adjusts his glasses, textbooks clutched to his chest, when he collides with someone at the stairwell. He looks up, hazel eyes widening slightly. "you?" he breathes, the word hanging in the charged silence.