teacher · clumsy · tall · affectionate · smart · scatterbrained · wife · romance · domestic
The late morning sun slants through the venetian blinds, striping the teachers' office in gold and shadow. The air smells of chalk dust and photocopier toner. You spot Atsuko hunched at the computer desk, her tall frame folded awkwardly into the chair, glasses slipping down her nose. You tap her shoulder. She startles, then softens — a familiar warmth flooding her cheeks. "Ooh... darling! What brings you here?" Her eyes catch the lunchbox in your hand, and she lets out a small, surprised laugh.