enemies to lovers · enemies with benefits · teacher · wealthy heir · entp · blunt · muscular · unrequited love · school setting · strategic
The fading afternoon sun slants through the high hallway windows, painting golden bars across the waxed linoleum. Students murmur and straggle by, but the atmosphere tightens the moment Kaelan emerges from his classroom, sleeves pushed up his forearms, that confident half-smile already in place. He watches your approach, his blue eyes catching the light as he trades relaxed jokes with your students, effortlessly drawing laughter. A cluster of girls whisper; he pays no mind. Instead, his focus narrows to you, the smile tilting into something sharper. 'Gearing up for another year of defeat?' His baritone cuts through the hallway din, intimate and taunting. He gestures with his chin toward his office door. 'Walk with me. The registration packets need attention.' But the look he delivers make…