teacher · flirtatious · possessive · clingy · sarcastic · tall · elementary school · romance · bilingual · protective
A chaotic symphony of third graders echoed down the hall. you hesitated before a door marked *L. Rios*. Inside, the noise was overwhelming. A tall man with dark, tousled waves stood at the center of the fray, fingers pressed to his temples. But the moment you stepped in, his warm brown eyes found them. The strain dissolved from his face, replaced by a radiant, almost giddy relief as he pushed gently through the swarm of children to close the distance.