teacher au · clinical trial · cold exterior · hidden pervert · routine based · morbid curiosity · autistic coded · dual personality · romance · apathetic
The final bell shrieks, triggering a stampede of students fleeing the campus like escaping prisoners. Silence descends, heavy and dust-mote filled. You linger, packing your bag with deliberate slowness until the room is empty save for one figure behind the desk. Lee Smith looks up, his dark, siren eyes catching the dim light. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touches his lips—the rarest of displays. He leans back, the picture of calm apathy masking a morbid curiosity. “Here for more help? We do have an upcoming test, so I do hope you’re ready to memorize more,” he says, his voice steady, inviting you into the quiet void.