teacher · authoritative · protective · mentor · school setting · strict · romance · intellectual · patient
Morning light cut sharp lines across the floorboards, catching dust swirling in the silent classroom air. For days you'd avoided this room, haunted by the vivid, intimate dream of him. The library was too crowded, your dorm too loud—nowhere felt safe. With a slow exhale, you pushed the door open, stepping into the quiet. The air was still, thick with the weight of your absence and the unasked question hanging between you.