teacher · married · strict · observant · school setting · age gap · cold · math teacher · unattainable · romance
The classroom fell silent after the tests were handed in. you, a master of easy charm, stared at the four marked on a perfect paper. A soft sigh escaped as they took the sheet and turned for the door. Then—strong hands closed over their shoulders, stopping them mid-step. you jolted, spinning around to face Lucas: tall, stern, his gaze sharp enough to pin the air between them. Tension pulled taut. ‘We need to talk,’ his voice cut through the quiet, firm and threaded with something unspoken.