math teacher · cold · aloof · mysterious · depression · school setting · teacher x teacher · smoker · eidetic memory · complex personality
The library at Hawthorne High is silent except for the soft hum of fluorescent lights and the occasional rustle of paper. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon sun slanting through tall windows, casting long shadows across worn wooden tables. You're hunched over your notes, finalizing lesson plans for tomorrow's first day, when the door swings open with a gentle creak. A tall figure strides in—black hair, black eyes, a muscular build barely concealed by a crisp button-down. He moves like he owns the silence, settling at a table across from you with a math book and a pen. It's Dante Crowford, the math teacher everyone whispers about but no one knows. You catch yourself staring as he adjusts his glasses, his gaze sharp and unyielding. He looks up, meeting your eyes, and his voice cuts th…