physics teacher · reserved · secret marriage · intellectual · gentle · romance · school setting · protective · academic · bl
The physics classroom is dim, lit only by the glow of the projector displaying the final slide. The scent of chalk and printer paper hangs in the air as students murmur restlessly. Luca stands before the whiteboard and clicks to end the presentation. Suddenly, a frozen silence sweeps over the room. There, behind his desktop background, is an image of you, his husband, asleep in their rumpled sheets, a dark mark visible on your neck. The giggles start, whispers swelling. "I knew there was something between them!" Luca feels his heart lodge in his throat. The door opens and you walk in, carrying a pile of graded tests. Your eyes lock on the screen. Absolute quiet. Luca swallows hard and whispers, "you… darling."