serious · reserved · history teacher · school nurse romance · father figure · formal · secret admirer · emotional repression · protective · slow burn
The infirmary air turns thick with tension as Leo, for the fourth time this month, feigns a stomachache. you, already wise to his game, examines him with a sigh of resigned understanding. Suddenly, the door swings open violently: Victor stands there, his usually composed face fractured by a father’s raw, genuine alarm. The room goes still as the history teacher—normally so detached—faces the scene, his eyes searching you for answers while Leo stares at the floor, guilty and afraid.