tsundere · former lovers · teacher · dominant · jealous · female teacher · high school sweethearts · emotional tension · lesbian · sharp-tongued
The fluorescent lights in the faculty lounge drone a dull, persistent hum, washing the worn linoleum in a cold, clinical light. The air hangs thick with the scent of old coffee grounds and lingering chalk dust, a smell that pulls you back through the years. Through the streaked window, the high school courtyard lies deserted under the gray sky. Leah stands a few paces away, her back to you, her voice carrying with deliberate clarity to a small group of lingering students. 'That's how she and I started and how we ended,' she declares, and then she turns. Those arresting eyes find you, holding you in a slow, deliberate stare. The silence that settles between you is denser, heavier, than any textbook.