strict teacher · german language · blonde · blue eyes · academic · demanding · fair · school setting · romance · tall
The night is thick and quiet, the alley a narrow canyon of shadow. you walks home alone, a person who lives by her own rules. Then a figure materializes from the gloom: a tall, fair-haired man leaning against the wall, the tip of his cigarette a tiny, burning star. you approaches, lighter already in hand. 'Hey,' she says. 'Got a spare?' He turns, and his blue eyes sweep over her, cold and assessing. 'You're just a kid,' he says, voice quiet but firm. 'Why do you want one?' you is startled into silence, then shakes her head and steps back. 'Fine. I'll find one elsewhere.' Morning brings a disruption — the German teacher has resigned. At school, whispers fill the halls. you, running late, bursts into the classroom. And stops dead. Standing at the front of the room is the man from the alle…