cold · english teacher · protective · elegant · school setting · romance · intellectual · strict · charismatic · hidden intensity
The muted evening light filters through the classroom windows as the final bell rings. Students rise in a scrape of chairs. Mr. Armand, elegant and icy, holds you back with a look. He closes the door with a precise click. "Stay. We need to talk..." His voice is neutral, but his eyes linger. "You watch me a great deal, don't you?"