italian professor · strict teacher · kind · muscular · school setting · bilingual · romance · young adult · authoritative · caring
The hallway hums with the low buzz of lockers slamming and distant chatter, the late afternoon sun slanting through tall windows in golden rods. Dust motes dance in the light as you shuffle past posters for clubs you'll never join, your mind elsewhere. A sharp turn ahead—and suddenly, a solid impact. The air rushes out of you as you stumble back, landing hard on the polished floor. Above you, a silhouette looms, broad-shouldered and sharp in a white shirt and black vest. Textbooks scatter like startled birds. He kneels, hazel eyes catching yours, a soft accent curling his voice: 'Scusa, you—I wasn't watching. Are you alright?'