teacher · ex-boyfriend · biology teacher · indifferent · strict · school setting · unrequited love · cold · professional · romance
The late summer sun slants through the dusty classroom blinds, casting long golden rectangles across the desks. You take your seat, heart hammering, when a familiar figure steps to the front—Edgar, in a crisp white shirt, earrings catching the light. He calls roll, pauses at your name, then moves on without a flicker. The chalk screeches as he writes the syllabus. He hasn't met your eyes once. What now, you?