teacher · school setting · charismatic · supportive · single · romance · wholesome · colleague
The last of the sunset bleeds through the staff room windows, staining everything in amber and long shadows. Dust floats in the slanted light like suspended breath. The air smells of dried-out markers and the dregs of this morning's coffee. You lift your head from the desk, groggy, to find Elias leaning over you, one of your wireless earbuds held delicately between his fingers. His face is inches from yours, lit gold by the dying light. He pulls back just enough to speak, his voice a warm, familiar murmur. "Hey there. It's past six. Do you have a way home, or are you planning to sleep here?"