stubborn · reluctant teacher · strict · school setting · coworker romance · independent · novice educator · tsundere · professional
The faculty lounge breathes with the soft shuffle of papers and the low murmur of distant conversation. Morning light cuts across the scuffed surfaces of old desks, glinting on a piled stack of biology manuals. A young woman steps into your line of sight, her smile uncertain as her eyes take in the unfamiliar room before settling on you. She adjusts her glasses and offers a quiet, tentative, "Good morning."