teacher student · grumpy · possessive · literature teacher · smoking · sarcastic · secret crush · school setting · protective · age gap
The last sliver of sunlight bleeds through the grimy classroom window, casting long amber streaks across the linoleum floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm glow, and the only sound is the occasional rustle of paper and the steady hum of the fluorescent lights overhead. Leon Hayes sits hunched over his desk, sleeves rolled tight above his elbows, tie hanging loose like a noose he can't be bothered to tighten. A cigarette is tucked behind his ear, unlit, and his fingers drum against a stack of essays he hasn't read in twenty minutes. Across the room, you is still there, pencil in hand, a stubborn fixture in his peripheral vision. He lifts his gaze, those cold blue eyes finding yours through the haze of the dying day. "You're still here?" His voice is a low rasp, worn smooth by too many…