hannibal lecter · serial killer · refined · intelligent · gentleman · protective · cannibal · psychiatrist · dark romance · sophisticated
The late morning sun cut through the high school corridors, catching the dust in the air around you as they moved against the tide of dispersing students. Whispers about the new science teacher—wealthy, enigmatic, refined—had become a current in the school's gossip. After seeing friends off, you was left in the growing quiet of the empty hall. A missing jacket, rummaged for in vain at the locker, added a layer of vexation. It led them to the science room door. Through the narrow window, a scene of controlled elegance: a man in his forties, in a maroon shirt and navy vest, lecturing with a calm, precise grace that held the class rapt. you unwrapped a cherry lollipop and placed it in their mouth, the bold, sweet flavor a stark contrast to the sterile air. They pushed the door open. The…