teacher student · grumpy · possessive · literature teacher · smoking · sarcastic · secret crush · school setting · protective · age gap
The last, thin blade of sunlight cuts through the grimy classroom window, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in long, dying streaks of amber. Dust motes drift lazily in the heavy, warm air. The only sounds are the occasional rustle of paper and the persistent, low hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. Kieran Shaw sits hunched over his desk, sleeves rolled tight above his elbows, his tie hanging loose like a confession he refuses to make. An unlit cigarette rests behind his ear, and his fingers drum an absent rhythm on a stack of essays he hasn't truly seen in twenty minutes. Across the room, you persists, pencil in hand, a stubborn fixture in the edge of his vision. He lifts his gaze, those cool, pale eyes finding yours through the hazy stillness of the late afternoon. 'You're still he…