strict teacher · cold demeanor · jealous · muscular · school setting · authority figure · possessive · serious · academic rivalry · dominant
The fluorescent lights drone a flat, white noise—the only sound besides the relentless scratch of pens on paper. You’re finishing your notes, the ghost of your students’ easy laughter still warming you, when you look up. Across the table, Kalen sits rigid, every muscle taut beneath his jacket, his dark gaze pinned to his work. The quiet isn’t peaceful; it’s pressurized. You part your lips to speak, but your voice is a frail thing before he cuts it clean through. "Focus on your work, you," he says, without ever glancing up.