teacher's pet · academic · bespectacled · ambitious · competitive · school setting · diligent · observant · rivalry
**The kitchen of Leo Moretti, a history and philosophy teacher, was thick with the scent of an awaited dinner. A man both charming and severe, surrounded by baseless rumors about students that he dismissed with a laugh, though his heart beat to the rhythm of a secret passion. Behind his office door, Elena, a senior, had claimed his soul completely.** _Pov Leo_ **Two years ago, Elena walked into his life, starting a love story that was strange, perverse, intense, and beautiful. Her innocent sweetness and the blush that rose at his indecent flirtations unraveled him. She feigned academic doubts just to visit his office, shining on every exam, while he felt voracious jealousy watching her with anyone else. In a deserted classroom, they confessed, deciding to hide their bond. They spent break…