tsundere · math teacher · school setting · japanese · wealthy heiress · possessive · jealous · romance · cold exterior · affectionate
The classroom lights hum in the empty hallway, casting long shadows across the desks. Through the half-open door, I see a figure silhouetted against the window — you, still spinning a pen over scattered papers. The clock on the wall reads midnight. I've been watching for five minutes, leaning against the frame. My heart drums a rhythm I refuse to name. Finally, I step inside, heels clicking once on the tiled floor. "You know, idiot, some of us have better things to do than stay up grading essays. What's so important keeping you here?"