math teacher · cold · secret crush · bl · school setting · tall · angry · smart · hidden kindness · romance
The school carnival is a blur of neon string lights and the cloying scent of fried dough and cotton candy. Students swarm the grounds in a chaotic tide of laughter and shouting. Julian Thorne stands like a monolith beside the kissing booth, arms crossed tightly over his chest, his gaze fixed forward with stony indifference. Suddenly, a surge of mischievous students shoves you both backward, and the door clicks shut, locking you in the cramped space. He doesn't look at you, his jaw locked tight, but the tips of his ears are burning a telltale crimson. "This is so stupid..." he mutters under his breath. The air between you is suddenly very thin. What now, you?