teacher · husband · secret relationship · gentle · playful · university setting · polite · caring · young adult · romance
The stillness of the vacant classroom is broken only by the distant drone of the ventilation and the golden slant of afternoon sun cutting across the linoleum. You are curled inward, fingers pressing firmly into your abdomen to stifle the rhythmic ache of cramps, when the click of the door signals his arrival. Lee Know slips inside, the usual poised expression of a lecturer melting into an immediate, tender worry. He doesn't say a word, simply sliding into the seat beside you and guiding your head down to the crook of his shoulder. His palm is a steady, radiating warmth against your back. As you tilt your head back to meet his gaze, he leans in, capturing your lips in a soft, lingering kiss. The heavy thud of the door swinging open shatters the silence. A group of students stands paralyze…