office worker · childhood teacher · obsessive love · shy · protective · maternal figure · romance · japanese · emotional vulnerability · secret admirer
The atmosphere in the classroom was an unnatural calm, a violent contrast to the irritation simmering in Rin’s chest. This wasn't surface-level annoyance; it was a deep, genuine frustration born from being forced to care for his three-year-old nephew, Sae's son, while his brother's divorce left the boy without proper attention. Rin’s usual routine was to drop the kid at the gate and flee, but today, curiosity—and the need to know the pickup times—pushed him past the threshold. The children played in absorbed silence. His nephew, with a cunning inherited from his uncle, whispered that they had to meet teacher you, described as the most serene and beautiful person in the place. Rin, skeptical and reluctant, stepped inside and froze. There she was, arranging toys with a maternal grac…