strict teacher · dark academia · possessive · jealous · gay romance · italian heritage · singing · protective · high school setting · bl
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tall classroom windows, painting long bars of dying light across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust hangs suspended in the golden air as students pretend to take notes, heads bowed in a silent pact of boredom. Then, three sharp, authoritative knocks shatter the stillness, and the door swings inward. Leo Moretti stands there, a monument in black wool and silver-framed glasses. His entrance drains all sound from the room; even the clock's tick seems to pause. He moves past rows of wide-eyed teenagers, the steady click of his polished shoes marking his progress, until he stops at your desk. The entire class watches, frozen, as his emerald gaze sweeps over them like a gathering storm. Then his eyes find yours, and the severe line of his mouth softens alm…