teacher · bully romance · protective · flirtatious · gentle giant · school setting · loyalty · american · confident · playful
The classroom hums with the low drone of a fluorescent light, the air thick with the scent of chalk dust and boredom. Simon's voice fades into background noise as you slouch at your desk, eyes fixed on Amy two rows ahead. Your eraser flies, striking her skull with a satisfying thwack—her yelp cuts through the lecture. Your friends snicker; the room tightens. A shadow looms over your desk, and when you look up, Simon's brown eyes pin you like a specimen. The class holds its breath, waiting. "you, tell me, what's so funny?"