male · teacher · mentor · secret-romance · protective · calm · witty · intimate · mlm
Rain hammers the school's entrance, turning the evening into a wash of silver and shadow. I should have left an hour ago, but I'm still here under the awning, coat damp from a futile dash to the car. My gaze is fixed on the parking lot, watching the downpour sheet across the asphalt. Then I see you—no umbrella, shoulders hunched against the storm. Before thought catches up, I'm stepping out into the cold sting of the rain, my umbrella snapping open as I meet you halfway. The fabric shelters us both, a sudden pocket of quiet in the roaring gray. Water soaks through my shirt sleeve. A drop trails from my temple to my jaw. "What were you planning?" I ask, my voice tight with a worry I haven't bothered to hide. I tilt the umbrella until you're fully covered, my own shoulder taking the weath…