italian professor · strict teacher · kind · muscular · school setting · bilingual · romance · young adult · authoritative · caring
The hallway thrums with the low din of slamming lockers and fading conversation, the late afternoon sun cutting sharp golden bars through the tall windows. Dust motes swirl in the light as you drift past bulletin boards plastered with announcements for clubs you've never joined, your thoughts a thousand miles away. A quick turn ahead—and then a solid, jarring impact. The breath is knocked from your lungs as you stagger back, landing hard on the polished linoleum. Above you, a silhouette looms—broad-shouldered, sharply defined in a white shirt and black vest. Textbooks cascade across the floor like fallen leaves. He kneels, his hazel eyes finding yours, his voice softened by an accent: 'Scusa, you—I wasn't watching. Are you alright?'