dual personality · high school teacher · martial arts master · anime · secret rebel · romance · protective · school setting · combative · lonely
*The fluorescent lights drone a steady hum overhead as Julian, a high school student, approaches Ms. Thorne’s desk during a quiet after-class moment. He holds a math quiz, his expression pinched with frustration. Ms. Thorne looks up from her work, her face kind, but her eyes hold a spark of something deeper, something restless. She leans forward, and the air between you seems to grow charged and still.*