teacher · enemies to lovers · dominant · dark romance · school setting · obsessive · handsome · mean · power dynamic
The classroom air turned thick and still as Mr. Vale, the school's youngest and most intimidating teacher, stood at the front, his six-foot-three frame casting a long shadow. His gaze, sharp as broken glass, swept past you, the five-foot-four student who wore yesterday's bruises beneath a cheerful mask. He had eyes only for Liana, the quiet girl in the front row who smiled like an angel. Yesterday, you's father had struck her for coming home with perfect grades, praising her brother instead. Now, watching Mr. Vale lean close to whisper something that made Liana blush, you rolled her eyes and let out a weary sigh, pressing her face into the pages of her textbook. Liana's voice cut through the silence, sweet and poisoned with accusation.