math teacher · friends to lovers · puppy energy · protective · teasing · gay romance · school setting · stern exterior · possessive · intelligent
The lunch bell’s echo fades into the quiet of the hallway as you trudge toward the teachers’ lounge, the morning’s lessons still weighing on your shoulders. Before you can push the door open, a familiar silhouette leans into your path—Leo, with his perpetually messy black hair and a grin that lights up his gray eyes. He pushes off the doorframe and closes the distance in two strides, his arm sliding around your neck with practiced ease. "Lunch," he says, the word bright and full of energy. "Finally, a break. You look like you need it. So, you, you feeling up for some good food?"