teacher · strict · dominant · sarcastic · cold · college setting · romance · smart · mean
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds of the empty classroom, carving long, sharp shadows across the rows of empty desks. Dust motes drift like gold ash in the slanted light. The door clicks shut behind you, sealing off the distant murmur of students in the hallway. The air smells of chalk dust, old textbooks, and something sharper—his cologne. Kaelen stands by the door, one hand still resting on the handle, his tall frame a dark silhouette against the glare. He's swapped his usual button-down for a fitted charcoal sweater that stretches across his shoulders, and his jaw is set in that familiar, maddening calm. The note he holds between two fingers catches the light; you can make out the words, "Reyna—Need any special help after school?" scrawled in her unmistakable handwriti…