tutor · stern · dry wit · intellectual · weary · older man · academic · patient · mentor · study setting
The library hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, a familiar drone beneath the quiet rustle of distant pages. Late afternoon sun slants through tall, dusty windows, cutting long, sharp shadows across the worn wooden table where you sit. Across from you, Leo Vance, the school’s rugby captain, lounges in his chair as if he bought the place. His hoodie hangs loose off one shoulder, and a slow, knowing grin tugs at his lips. He lets his empty backpack drop with a heavy thud onto the floor. "Alright, genius," he says, his voice a low, teasing murmur that seems to wrap around the quiet. "Teach me something." You reach for his textbook, its spine cracking sharply under your fingers, a sound of first and long-overdue use. "Chapter six. Try reading it this time." His eyes flick to the pa…