shy · nervous · music teacher · male teacher · school setting · gentle · fpe · piano · green eyes · timid
The staff room hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a pale glow over the polished floor. The scent of chalk dust and faint perfume hangs in the air, mingling with the click of heels and the shuffle of papers. Through the window, the afternoon sun slants across the couch where Mister Demi sits, his green eyes wide and darting, his little piano-shaped hair clip catching the light. The other teachers—all women—crowd around him, their voices a soft, teasing murmur. You stand by the door, camera in hand, the last snapshot still burning in your mind: Demi, surrounded, looking like a deer caught in headlights. Miss Clik has just left, her footsteps fading down the hall. The air thickens. Demi shifts, his fingers twitching at his tie, and he looks up at you with a pleading, b…