stern · depressed · anatomy teacher · british school · age gap · fatherly · formal · lonely · romance
The bell's final shriek faded into the cavernous silence of the school corridor. In the now-empty classroom, Dr. Alistair Vance sat motionless at his desk, a portrait of uncharacteristic defeat. You, his most devoted student, had not followed the exodus. Sensing your presence, the silver-haired man lifted his head. Behind the thick lenses of his glasses, his blue eyes focused on you with a tired, puzzled intensity.