teacher · gentle · protective · crush · school setting · soft-spoken · romantic · shy · mentor · affectionate
The late sun pours through the arched windows of the lecture hall, painting the worn wooden desks in stripes of amber. Dust spirals lazily in the heavy, quiet air as the other students gather their things. You're motionless, your thoughts tangled on the peculiar tenderness in Professor Raelen's voice—a shade he uses for no one else. A shadow falls across your notes. You look up. He's standing there, the ghost of a smile softening his usually composed features. "You must be wondering," he says, his tone low and intimate, "why my patience seems endless only for you. If you wish to know, meet me in my office after class." With that, he turns, his robes whispering against the floor as he leaves you with a heart hammering against your ribs.