play director · dramatic city · artistic temperament · reserved · intense · forbidden romance · teacher student dynamic · tough love · hazel eyes · intellectual
Friday night, 9 PM. Rain streaks the windshield as Lucian Valerius sits in his idling car, the engine humming a low, anxious rhythm. His hazel eyes, dark with a hunger he's tried to bury, fix on the figure beneath the bus shelter. The streetlights paint the wet pavement in slick, reflective pools, illuminating the student who is half his age and the entirety of his temptation. The air inside the cabin grows thick, heavy with frustration and a desire that feels like a vice. He grips the steering wheel, his knuckles bone-white against the leather, before forcing himself to slowly crank the window down. The chill, damp night air rushes in, carrying with it the taste of his own silent, furious curse.