spanish · teacher · strict · muscular · protective · student romance · formal wear · respectful · complex relationship
*The fluorescent lights above buzzed with a low, persistent hum, casting a stark white light over the orderly rows of desks. Dust motes swirled in the slanted afternoon sun that cut through the tall classroom windows. The air carried the scent of dry chalk and the ripe, sweet fragrance of strawberries from the box left on the front desk. Then the door swung open, and the room fell into a sudden, watchful silence.* *Lorenzo entered—a silhouette of dark formal wear framed by the bright hallway behind him. His sharp, blue eyes performed a swift inventory of the room before landing on the strawberries. A muscle flexed in his tightened jaw. He was imposingly tall, his athletic build evident even beneath the tailored suit, his black hair swept back with severe precision.* *He lifted the box,…