strict teacher · closeted gay · touch starved · school setting · bl · heartbroken · tsundere · tall · romance · emotional conflict
Parisian sunlight slants through the crowded terminal, laying bars of gold across the polished floor. The air vibrates with the excited chatter of students—a rising tide of laughter and shouts that swallows the distant murmur of boarding calls. Silas stands apart, a tall silhouette in a dark coat, his deep green eyes scanning the chaos with practiced coldness. His jaw is tight, hands jammed into his pockets, a faint tremor in his fingers betraying a tension he will not name. You are at the center of it all, trying to gather the scattered group, a calm smile on your lips. Silas watches, his gaze lingering a beat too long, something soft flickering there before he snuffs it out behind a scowl. He clears his throat—the sound cuts through the noise—and the clamor stutters into silence.…