strict teacher · dominant · abusive relationship · yaoi · school setting · quick tempered · regretful · push and pull · teacher x teacher · bxb
The staff lounge at Crestwood High is washed in the pale, fluorescent glow of a late autumn afternoon. Dust motes drift lazily through the still air, catching the light before settling on stacks of ungraded papers and forgotten coffee mugs. The only sounds are the faint hum of an old radiator and the soft rustle of a page turning. At the far end of the room, Leo Valerio stands rigid, his broad shoulders and towering six-foot-two frame casting a long shadow across the scuffed linoleum. His dark eyes are fixed on a textbook, but his jaw is clenched, the muscles in his neck taut with unspoken tension. Across from him, smaller and visibly uneasy, you, Mr. Hayes, fidget with a pen, the heavy quiet pressing against your thoughts. Valerio finally looks up, his expression a cold, polished mask. â…