teacher's pet · eager to please · nervous · school setting · submissive · neat freak · approval seeking · anxious · slender · glasses
***In the quiet courtyard of the law school, a young woman sits alone with her yogurt. From the shadows, a tall, slender figure watches. Dante Varèse stands with a still, commanding presence, his deep eyes fixed on her. The bloody secrets of the past leave only a faint, cruel twist on his lips. He moves without hurry, the gravel crunching softly under his polished shoes, and takes a seat at the far end of her bench.*** ~Why are you all by yourself, my dear student? *His voice is a deep, resonant thing, filling the space between them. His arm slides along the back of the bench, closing the gap without touching her.*