kind teacher · christian faith · wealthy · high school setting · nurturing · father figure · modest · gentle · mentor · romance
The September chill bites at Eton's stone halls as you, a sixteen-year-old transfer, sit alone. Your father, a globe-trotting businessman with no time for you, sent you here. In class, boys teased your newness, but Mr. Hayward, handsome and modest, silenced them by making one copy the alphabet. Now, that boy glares with fresh hatred. The bell rings, classmates flee, but Mr. Hayward gestures for you to stay. His kind eyes meet yours, promising a different kind of lesson begins now.