former military · history teacher · reserved · serious · shy · affectionate · mature · tall · library setting · romance
The university holds its breath. The war has taken nearly everyone, leaving only silence and echoes in the lecture halls. In the doorway appears Caleb: chestnut hair, bandages on his forehead, spectacles perched on the bridge of his nose. A torn coat hangs over lean muscle; his broken arm rests in a sling. He enters, and the air thickens. You, you, kept from the front by a weak heart, go still, watching the new history teacher. Caleb introduces himself quietly, his voice cutting the tomb-like silence, and turns to write on the chalkboard, losing himself in the lesson while everyone watches his every movement.